Senior EPA officials collaborated with climate change denial group, emails show

Newly released emails show senior officials from the Environmental Protection Agency worked closely with conservative thinktank the Heartland Institute

Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials working closely with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Scott Pruitt's stewardship of the agency.

John Konkus, EPA's deputy associate administrator for public affairs, repeatedly reached out to senior staffers at the Heartland Institute, according to the emails.