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Employees Kept in the Dark as EPA Dismantles Scientific Research Office
Leaders were unable to answer questions as basic as when the office will close and how many workers will lose their jobs.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission.
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EPA closure of scientific research division has Cincinnati employees 'holding their breath'
The Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down its scientific research arm, which provides the basis for decisions that ...
Grist on MSN3d
This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it.
The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to ...
Bipartisan senators seek to prevent Trump from cutting EPA science research office
A bipartisan Senate appropriations bill seeks to prevent the Trump administration from cutting the Environmental Protection ...
Just The News23h
Enviros say EPA staffing cuts will undermine research, but agency critics say its science was biased
Altogether, the planned cuts, which include voluntary retirements and separations in addition to layoffs, would reduce ...
EPA announces 23% workforce reduction and closure of research office as part of federal streamlining
EPA's Lee Zeldin announced a 23% workforce reduction and the closure of a research office, citing its mission to protect ...
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EPA is closing its research and development office as part of a major agency cut-down
Environmental advocates say cutting the EPA's research office could have dire effects, especially when it comes to climate ...
EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office
On Monday, some employees at ORD, the largest office in the agency, began receiving emails saying they’d been assigned new ...
Vintage photos show how American cities looked before the EPA regulated water and air pollution
Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.