Staff placed on leave, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA
EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups. About 1,100 employees were told they could be terminated, and then 168 staffers were put on leave.
Federal employees who work to protect the environment are getting the ax.
That includes at least 168 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who worked in its Office of Environmental ...
Trump Guts EPA’s Environmental Justice Office, Putting Poorest Communities of Color at More Risk
The Trump administration is planning to shutter the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at the ...
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: ...
EPA puts employees who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on ...
Trump moves to shutter environmental offices across the government
The administration plans to close the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice office and remake the Justice ...
EPA places environmental justice employees on paid leave
Employees in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been told ...
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EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Over 160 EPA employees placed on paid administrative leave as a result of an executive order targeting diversity-related ...
At least 160 EPA staffers put on leave, leaders cite Trump DEI order
The Trump administration placed at least 160 Environmental Protection Agency employees on paid leave Thursday evening ...
EPA Begins to Put Environmental-Justice Workers On Leave
The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.
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California's EV Sales Stall. So What Happens to Landmark Mandate?
California's EV sales growth has stalled, with only 25.3% of new car registrations being zero-emission vehicles in 2024. The state's mandate requires 35% of new 2026 car models sold to be ...
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Trump's executive orders take aim at environmental justice measures: What it means
Among the targets of executive orders issued this week by President Donald Trump upon his return to the White House were actions taken by Presidents Clinton and Biden to ensure federal attention ...