US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt extended a hand of friendship to the energy industry Thursday, expressing his desire to reshape the office he heads into one that cooperates with stakeholders instead of one that creates economic uncertainty through its rulemaking. During a speech to global oil, gas and power leaders at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, the former Oklahoma attorney general, who began his new job last month after a bruising confirmation process, said he wants to be a partner, not a foe, of the sectors EPA regulates. “I want the states to see the EPA as a friend, as a partner, and not an adversary,” Pruitt said. “Regulators ought not to use their authority to pick winners and losers.” Pruitt rushed out of the conference after his remarks without taking questions from reporters. Related CERAWeek story: FERC’s independent approach won’t change after Trump […]