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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Wilcox, Jahan [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=88FD588E97D3405D869BCAE98D391984-WILCOX, JAH] 10/4/2017 9:55:33 PM_ jjacoby@leftright.tv; Ex. 6 Bowman, Liz [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=c3d4d94d3e4b4blf80904056703ebc80-Bowman, Eli]; Graham, Amy [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=26722dfde5b34925b0ad9a8dd4aff308-Graham, Amy]; Abboud, Michael [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b6f5af791al842fladcc088cbf9ed3ce-Abboud, Mic]; Hewitt, James [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=41bl9dd598d340bb8032923d902d4bdl-Hewitt, Jam]; Konkus, John [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=555471b2baa6419e8el41696f4577062-Konkus, Joh] FW: FRONTLINE (PBS) interview request for Scott Pruitt 1) They have characterized the Administrator and his staff as inhospitable to their input and the facts of the case; secretive, and carefui to avoid creating a public record. What is your response? On-The-Record Statement... "We have a great working relationship with career EPA employees. In their own words, Mr. Cox said was planning his retirement before the new administration and Ms. Southerland said she was retiring due to a family issue. Despite the faux outrage, both employees will receive their six- figure taxpayer funded pension and we wish them the best." - EPA spokesman, Jahan Wilcox BACKGROUND RESEARCH ... According to career EPA employee Joel Scheraga, he has a great working relationship with EPA employees. "Staff from the EPA's disbanded climate adaptation office are still doing the same work despite moving to different offices a few months ago, the head of the team told POLITICO. An EPA reorganization finalized last week revealed that the agency followed through with a plan set in in the spring to reassign four climate change adaptation employees to two different sections of the Office of Policy, which is run by Samantha Dravis, a longtime political strategist and top aide to Administrator Scott Pruitt. 'Unequivocally, the Office of Policy continues to support work on climate adaptation,' said Joel Scheraga, a veteran EPA employee and the agency's senior adviser for climate adaptation. 'Samantha Dravis has asked me to continue working on climate adaptation issues. The bottom line is that climate adaptation work continues.'... Scheraga said the agency wants to help make sure that as communities "invest literally billions of dollars in new [water] systems that they in fact are better prepared for these extreme weather events so that they don't overflow so that they don't spill raw sewage into our lakes and streams," for example. 'We work with the communities to provide them with the information and the tools that they have told us they need to address their needs,' Scheraga said. 'They have told us they need to deal with these more intense precipitation events, these storm surges, so that in fact they can continue to protect public health and the environment, again consistent with EPA's mission to ensure that they continue to protect water quality and can provide safe drinking water.' (Politico Pro,09/11/17) Michael Cox said his retirement was planned before Administrator Pruitt was nominated and confirmed by the Senate. "Cox said his own retirement had been long planned even before Trump's election, and that he's not aware of any big exodus of EPA staff from the Seattle office." (Seattle Times, 04/12/17) In an email to an EPA colleague, Betsy Southland said she retired because she found out that she needed to help out with family medical care. "Maybe you did not receive my email about my retirement, but I sent it to Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00010626-00001 you in June as soon as I found out I needed to retire to help out with family medical care." (NIK Network. Email Obtained By FOIA, 07/26/17) 2} Specifically, we have beers told that first press release arseeurscsrsg the review of the effluent limitations guidelines fSee link, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-reconsider-elg-rule) contained erroneous information: citing the 1,2 billion as the highest cost which could be spent to comply with the role io a few years invalidates the 480 million average annual cost which assumes costs are spread out over a number of years. If you cite a maximum cost over a few years, then you need to cite a much lower average annual cost than 480IVL On-The-Record Statement: "The $1.2 B came straight from EPAs RIA. It was the upper estimate of the rules compliance costs for the first five years." - EPA spokesman, Jahan Wilcox 8) We were also told that attempts to correct the record oo the effluent limitations guideline press release by EPA staff went unanswered, and then afterwards Administrator Pruitt did not heed the recommendations of his senior staff on this topic. On-The-Record Statement... "This is a false characterization." - EPA spokesman, Jahan Wilcox From: Wilcox, Jahan Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 6:44 PM To: James Jacoby <iiacobv@leftright.tv> Cc: Anya Bourg <j'__________E__x_._6__________ .i'Graham, Amy <graham.amv@epa.gov>; Ferguson, Lincoln <ferguson.lincoln@epa.gov>; Bowman, Liz <BQwman.Liz@epa.gov>; Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov>; Hewitt, James <hewitt.james@epa.gov> Subject: Re: FRONTLINE (PBS) interview request for Scott Pruitt Will work on these and get back to you tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 2, 2017, at 4:52 PM, James Jacoby <iiacoby@leftright.tv> wrote: Hello Jahan, We are in the process of finishing our film for FRONTLINE that is scheduled to air on October 11th. As you know from our prior communication, the film traces the political rise of Administrator Pruitt along with the movement, in which he participated, that challenged the former administration's approach. And as you know, over the past few months, we have repeatedly requested an interview with Mr. Pruitt. We are now seeking your comment on claims in published reports and in our film, from former EPA staffers. 1) They have characterized the Administrator and his staff as inhospitable to their input and the facts of the case, secretive, and careful to avoid creating a public record. What is your response? Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00010626-00002 2) Specifically, we have been told that first press release announcing the review of the effluent limitations guidelines (See link, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-reconsider-elq-rule) contained erroneous information: citing the 1.2 billion as the highest cost which could be spent to comply with the rule in a few years invalidates the 480 million average annual cost which assumes costs are spread out over a number of years. If you cite a maximum cost over a few years, then you need to cite a much lower average annual cost than 480M. 3) We were also told that attempts to correct the record on the effluent limitations guideline press release by EPA staff went unanswered, and then afterwards Administrator Pruitt did not heed the recommendations of his senior staff on this topic. We would greatly appreciate a timely response to this request because we are locking our film this week, if possible by end of day Wednesday, October 4th. Thank you, James Jacoby and Anya Bourg On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 1:25 PM, JACOBY James <j HiJahan, Ex. 6 Can we talk? Thanks, James On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 11:49 AM, JACOBY Jame. Jahan, Ex. 6 Just following up yet again. I'd never heard back from you. Thanks, James On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:46 PM, HiJahan, Ex. 6 jwrote: Hope all's well. Following up. Thanks, jwrote: wrote: Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00010626-00003 James On Jun 30, 2017, at 9:22 AM, James Jacoby <iiacoby@leftright.tv> wrote: HiJahan, Just following up. Any word? Thanks, James On Jun 26, 2017, at 10:19 AM, James Jacoby - iiacoby@leftright.tv> wrote: Go On Jun 21, 2017, at 12:46 PM, James Jacoby <iiacoby@leftright.tv> wrote: HiJahan, Hope the meeting went well yesterday afternoon; I'm available anytime to field questions or concerns. Please let me know how best to follow up. Best, James On Jun 20, 2017, at 2:27 PM, James Jacoby <iiacobv@leftright.tv> wrote: Jahan Sent you the email below. I just wanted to reiterate something: the bottom line is we want to understand where the Administrator is coming from and where he wants to bring the agency. Frontline is the best possible venue to get into depth and nuance as opposed to soundbites. As we discussed, there's a prevailing narrative out there about the Administrator; if there's more to the story, we're seeking to understand it. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00010626-00004 Many thanks, James On Jun 20, 2017, at 2:11 PM, James Jacoby <ii acoby@leftri ght.tv> wrote: Great talking to you Jahan. Thanks for the call. You can reach me .a.n.v.tim.at.______ Ex. 6 Here's the link to the 60 Minutes piece I produced featuring thenSenator Tom Coburn: http://www.cbsne ws.com/news/disa bility-usa/ And here is the original letter I sent requesting the interview with the Administrator: Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 D e a r J P I a m a P r ED 002061 00010626-00005 Sierra Club v. 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EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 w i n g h i m o n a n y U P c 0 m 1 n g m e d i a e v e n t s 0 n h 1 s B a c k t 0 B a s 1 c s t O U r ED 002061 00010626-00039 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 w e c a n d i s c U s s t h a t f u r t h e r ? b u t 0 u r P r 1 m a r y 0 b j e c t 1 V e i s t O ED 002061 00010626-00040 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 s i t d 0 w n w 1 t h M r P r u i t t t 0 U n d e r s t a n d h 1 s V i e w s 0 n f e d e r a 1 i s m ED 002061 00010626-00041 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 a s t h e y r e 1 a t e t 0 e n v 1 r 0 n m e n t a 1 r e g u 1 a t i o n a n d h 0 w h e P 1 a n s t o ED 002061 00010626-00042 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 b a 1 a n c e e c o n 0 m 1 c e x P a n s i 0 n w 1 t h e n v i r 0 n m e n t a 1 c o n c e r n s ED 002061 00010626-00043 Sierra Club v. 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