more than a dozen sites in houston that are the most chemically contaminated in the country. and last week, an incredible bit of reporting. the associated press managed to visit the sites and found them badly flooded raising the possibility of toxic contaminants possibly being released into the water in a wide area. in its record the epa noted they had not been able to physically visit the houston area sites. under president trump, the it is being run by this man, scott pruitt. he is a darling of the oil and gas industry whose epa hit back hard against that ap report in an unusually nasty and caustic statement that almost has to be read to be believed. despite reporting from the comfort of washington, the ap reporter had the audacity to imply that agencies are not being responsive to the devastating effects of hurricane