If Pruitt's objective at the EPA was to deregulate, he did not perform very well. But if Pruitt's objective was to create the appearance of deregulation, he was a wild success, much as Trump was a wild success at creating the appearance of real-estate development.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-environmental-policy-fuel-standards-own-the-libs-wheeler-2018-8?amp%3Butm_medium=referral