EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect the environment and huma…
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect the environment and huma…
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement that the changes announced Friday would ensure the agency “is better equipped than ever to deliver on our core mission of protecting human health and the environment, while Powering the Great American Comeback.''
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
The agency said total staffing will be reduced to 12,448 -- a nearly 23% decline in the workforce from January when President Donald Trump began his second term.
The EPA announced plans to reduce its workforce by 23% and close its research office, cutting over 3,000 jobs as part of the Trump administration's effort to streamline the federal government.
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