Many Americans are probably unsure about what the future of the Environmental Protection Agency will look like with Scott Pruitt at the helm. One is forced to wonder, how much can he actually do?

President-elect Donald Trump appointed Scott Pruitt who is a known skeptic of climate change. In the past, the Oklahoma Attorney General and Mr. Trump, have disliked the large amount of regulations put forth by the EPA. We can only assume this appointment is Trump's best hope for giving environmental regulating rights back to individual states.

Pruitt claims that the EPA continually pushes the limits set by Congress. By ignoring these boundaries the sensitive equilibrium of government is disturbed.

Many large energy companies are ecstatic about Pruitt's nomination. This is because he was very openly again the Clean Power Plan put put forth by President Obama. The Clean Power Plan is an initiative to cut carbon emissions by slowly transitioning to cleaner forms of energy. It has faced a lot of backlash from Big E companies because a large part of the plan involves switching to renewable and clean technology. In fact, Pruitt sued the EPA in an effort to challenge this plan.

Pruitt suing the EPA is more than placing a check on the power of government agencies. He has questioned climate issues and have suggested that it is not a problem to be worried about.

However, there is some good news. While the EPA does set a budget and decide which programs to pursue or not to pursue, Pruitt could only do so much damage. Other governmental figures would be likely to question Pruitt's actions if they saw dramatic changes to the agency, including the Supreme Court.

So could Pruitt alone reverse years of environmental regulation, destroying our natural world? No. Negative environmental impacts effect every U.S. citizen and the government has a duty to protect us.