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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
The Trump administration is gutting EPA’s research arm. Can California bridge the gap?
Officials with a small but mighty California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment said they ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal
Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on the Office of Research and Development’s assessments of the dangers of ...
EPA says it's slashing nearly quarter of staff, closing research department
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday it is cutting its workforce by at least 23 percent.