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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff ...
Cutting EPA's Research Arm Risks Politicizing Science, Say Ex-Agency Officials
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency would be eliminating its Office of Research and Development and start firing hundreds of biologists, chemists, toxicologists and other scientists who help ...
EPA to nix Office of Research and Development, firing some staffers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is eliminating a scientific research office known as the Office of Research and Development and firing some of the staffers who work there. “Today, ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet
From detecting pollutants to assessing health risks, the US EPA’s Office of Research and Development has long ensured that ...
EPA data shows high pollution risk ratings for site of Franklinton chemical leak
Following a July 14 chemical leak at GFS Chemicals, data shows the plant's pollution risk ratings have been much higher than ...
EPA Extends Leave for Staffers Who Criticized Leadership
The EPA extended the administrative leave of 139 employees who were publicly critical of agency leadership by another two ...
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President Says Epstein Critics Are Being Used by Democrats
Weeks earlier, the White House faced criticism from prominent Trump allies over the president’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.