EPA head expenses nearly $200,000 in travel over 6 months

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt and his staffers took nearly $150,000 in commercial and charter flights over seven-months last year, including repeated trips to Pruitt's home state of Oklahoma, according to travel vouchers obtained by an environmental group. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt and his staffers took nearly $150,000 in commercial and charter flights over seven-months last year, including repeated trips to Pruitt's home state of Oklahoma, according to travel vouchers obtained by an environmental group. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

By Associated Press February 16, 2018 1 min read

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Travel vouchers show the head of the Environmental Protection Agency and staffers billed taxpayers nearly $200,000 for trips over six months last year, including 10 trips to Pruitt’s home city of Tulsa.

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is one of several Trump administration officials who have drawn attention over travel costs.

The Environmental Integrity Project environmental group obtained the travel vouchers for Pruitt and 14 staffers through open-records requests.

Pruitt is a former Oklahoma attorney general and longtime Tulsa-area resident.

The costs included $138,969 overall for trips involving commercial airfare from March to August, including $93,308 for flights.