EPA staffers protest Pruitt

Larry Hoellwarth, center, joins Environmental Protection Agency staffers rallying in Federal Plaza in Chicago on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, against the nomination of Scott Pruitt as agency head.

(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

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Feb. 6, 2017 3:30 PM PT

Environmental Protection Agency staffers use their lunch hour to gather in Federal Plaza in Chicago on Feb. 6, 2017, to rally against the nomination of Scott Pruitt as agency head.

Environmental Protection Agency staffers use their lunch hour to gather in Federal Plaza in Chicago on Feb. 6, 2017, to rally against the nomination of Scott Pruitt as agency head.

(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

Sherry Estes speaks to Environmental Protection Agency staffers using their lunch hour to rally in Federal Plaza in Chicago on Feb. 6, 2017, against the nomination of Scott Pruitt as agency head.

(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

Environmental Protection Agency staffers use their lunch hour to gather in Federal Plaza in Chicago on Feb. 6, 2017, to rally against the nomination of Scott Pruitt as agency head.

(Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

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EPA staffers protest Pruitt

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