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EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they publicly criticized Trump's environmental policies
Suspended EPA employees signed a letter accusing the Trump administration of weakening environmental protections and ...
EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds
The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze ...
EPA puts 139 employees on leave over ‘declaration of dissent’ letter
The four-page dissent letter, posted on the website for anti-Trump activist group Standup for Science, lays out several ...
Trump’s EPA has terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...
EPA places numerous employees on leave for alleged misuse of official titles in unauthorized letter
Environmental Protection Agency investigates 139 employees on leave for misleading letter, amid broader changes, including ...
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Hundreds of EPA employees have asked their boss, Lee Zeldin, to stop lying
Nearly 500 EPA employees wrote a letter calling out Lee Zeldin for injecting politics into the agency, ignoring science, and ...
EPA suspends and investigates around 140 employees who signed a letter critical of the agency
The Environmental Protection Agency has placed roughly 140 employees on administrative leave days after they signed a public ...
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of ...
EPA workers in Denver among 139 put on leave for signing ‘Declaration of Dissent’ letter
Two employees in the EPA’s Region 8 headquarters in Denver and one who works at the EPA’s National Enforcement Investigations ...
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EPA Workers Speak Up for Public Health. Then Trump Officials Sent Them Home.
The US Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday, an agency spokesperson confirmed, after they signed a “Stand Up for Science” petition using their official ...
New EPA Leader Shakes Up Agency With a ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Mandate
Administrator Lee Zeldin is presiding over a historic shift in the department’s priorities, which has disturbed staff.
EPA workers, many from Wisconsin, blasted leadership. Now, they've been put on leave.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put 139 employees on leave July 3 for signing a scathing letter contending the core ...