 Internal documents show Pruitt worked closely with the American Farm Bureau Federation to permit continuation of the pesticide's use.On March 22, 2017, Pruitt had dinner at the Washington Trump International Hotel with 45 board members of the American Petroleum Institute, where they asked for relief from a new regulation of methane leaks from their wells, which the industry estimates could cost it over $170 million.On June 13, Pruitt ordered the rule delayed for two years.