--- title: "350 Action on Manchin: “Major failing” to support Pruitt" date: 2017-01-06T19:07:29Z modified: 2017-01-06T19:07:29Z permalink: "https://350action.org/press-release/350-action-on-manchin-major-failing-to-support-pruitt/" type: press-release status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 1187 author: dani --- Brooklyn, NY — Following a meeting yesterday with Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to discuss his nomination for EPA administrator, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed his support for the nominee, saying he “has the right experience for the position.” **350 Action Executive Director May Boeve** gave the following response: “That Manchin would throw his support behind a fossil fuel industry puppet like Pruitt for the EPA is a major failing for the Democratic party. With Keith Ellison working to transform the party from the inside out, Manchin represents the antiquated views we can’t afford under a Trump presidency, especially when it comes to the climate. It’s up to Democrats to resist Trump at every turn — and that means fighting climate denial tooth and nail — if they want to win elections and protect our future.” On Monday, climate and environmental organizations will be joined by people across the country at rallies for the [‘Day Against Denial’](https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/day-against-denial) aimed at stopping Trump’s cabinet. The rallies will take place at dozens of U.S. Senators’ in-state offices, calling for these elected officials to reject Trump’s climate denial cabinet, including Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon, for Secretary of State; Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator; Ex-Gov. Rick Perry for Secretary of Energy; and Rep. Ryan Zinke for Department of Interior. \### **Contact:** Dani Heffernan, 350 Action, , (305) 992-1544