Staff placed on leave, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA
EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups. About 1,100 employees were told they could be terminated, and then 168 staffers were put on leave.
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Distraught EPA Employees Fear for Their Futures Under Trump
I’m going to stand up to them,” one scientist said. “I may lose the battle, but principally I will have won the ...
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EPA Administrator Zeldin Announces Five Pillar Initiative to Guide EPA; What Does It Mean for OCSPP?
Administrator Lee Zeldin on February 4, 2025, announced the “Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative” (PGAC ...
Trump Guts EPA’s Environmental Justice Office, Putting Poorest Communities of Color at More Risk
The Trump administration is planning to shutter the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at the ...
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: ...
EPA puts employees who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on ...