washington donald trump name oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt ardent opponent president barack obama measure curb climate change head environmental protection agency trump transition team official say wednesday choice enrage green activists cheer oil industry trump choice pruitt fit neatly republican president-elect promise cut back epa free drill coal mine signal likely rollback much obama environmental agenda since become top prosecutor major oil- gas-producing state 2011 pruitt 48 launch multiple lawsuits regulations put forward agency poise lead sue block federal measure reduce smog curb toxic emissions power plant also lead figure legal effort several state throw epa clean power plan centerpiece obama climate change strategy require state curb carbon output interview reuters september pruitt say see clean power plan form federal coercion commandeer energy policy state sovereignty make decisions market pruitt also say skeptical climate change opinion piece oklahoma newspaper year write believe debate global warm far settle scientists continue disagree issue overwhelm majority scientists around world say manmade emissions warm planet obama administration finalize clean power plan 2015 key part meet u.s. obligations paris climate agreement accord among nearly 200 countries curb global warm many scientists say warm cause rise sea level drought increase ferocious storm trump vow campaign pull unite state paris deal say would put american businesses competitive disadvantage since election however trump say keep open mind climate deal also meet former vice president al gore lead climate change activist l1n1e025u trump real estate magnate take office jan. 20 midst build administration hold score interview office new york environmental group former obama officials bristle choice pruitt lawmakers include u.s. senator bernie sanders vermont say would fight nomination scott pruitt run epa like fox guard henhouse say gene karpinski president league conservation voters support trump opponent election democrat hillary clinton time fight pad profit big polluters expense public health karpinski say heather zichal former deputy assistant president energy climate change obama say trump choice alarm meet al gore monday pledge keep teddy roosevelt environmental legacy alive tuesday nominate clean power act lead opponent head epa wednesday make unequivocal statement direction leadership say sanders campaign democratic nomination president promise combat climate change say vigorously oppose pruitt nomination epa position must confirm vote u.s. senate representatives oil industry republican lawmakers cheer pick scott segal energy industry lobbyist bracewell llp call pruitt measure articulate student environmental law policy help keep epa faithful statutory authority respectful role state system cooperative federalism u.s. senator jim inhofe oklahoma also climate change skeptic say pruitt fight back unconstitutional overzealous environmental regulations like water u.s. clean power plan prove good steward environment mean burden tax payers businesses red tape trump aid praise pruitt conservative record attorney general pruitt strong conservative record state prosecutor demonstrate familiarity laws regulations impact large energy resource state one aid say transition team brief call wednesday trump pick foe obama climate agenda run epa -source