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EPA shutters its scientific research arm, with hundreds of scientists expected to be impacted
The EPA's Office of Research and Development has more than 1,500 employees, including scientists and researchers, dispersed ...
EPA Says It's Slashing Nearly Quarter of Staff, Closing Research Department
In a statement on Friday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that the mass layoff and office closure will still allow the ...
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Officials raise red flags as government guts vital US department focused on public health: 'Will ultimately affect every American'
"This is a travesty." Officials raise red flags as government guts vital US department focused on public health: 'Will ...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and ...
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 ...
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EPA Eliminates Scientific Research Arm in Major Agency Restructuring
The Environmental Protection Agency will shutter its main scientific research division and implement mass layoffs, officials ...
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 health and the environment while saving $748.8 million.
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 to protect ...
Win for chemical industry as EPA shutters scientific research office
Justin Chen, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, the union representing 8,000 EPA ...
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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 ...
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Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic ...
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US shuts down EPA's scientific research division: Why it's worrying
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency's scientific research arm, a key resource for environmental policies and regulations.