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 effective immediately.
Trump's Push to End DEI Could Cut EPA's Environmental Justice Office
Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency complies with President Trump's orders.
EPA Staff Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put On Leave
President Trump is expected to close the office as he cuts programs to help poor and minority communities that are disproportionately affected by pollution.
Trump administration expected to put EPA environmental justice and civil rights workers on administrative leave
Environmental Protection Agency employees who work in the environmental justice and civil rights office expect a new round of paid leave notices that will impact even more federal workers, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Trump administration cuts environmental justice programs at EPA, DOJ, sources say
The Trump administration has placed on leave over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar programs at the Justice Department,
Trump to Place at Least 100 EPA Environmental Justice Workers on Leave
The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
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.
“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 chief, former Vice President Harris tour wildfire footprints
On Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris toured the Palisades fire zone with Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, while EPA ...
EPA rushes to meet Trump's deadline to clear toxic debris from Los Angeles area wildfire zones
An executive order signed by President Trump in late January called for the EPA to expedite its removal of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles area wildfire zones.
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‘Terrorizing EPA’: Democrats protest funding freeze
Democrats and activists are demanding answers about EPA programs allegedly suspended in the face of the Trump ...
Democrats denied access to EPA during attempt to meet with DOGE officials
A group of Congressional Democrats said they were denied entry to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after attempting to meet with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials and ...
EPA Faces Daunting Task in LA Cleanup Under New Trump Deadline
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EPA funds still frozen despite agency memo, lawmakers’ pressure
The EPA's directive after a court ruling has still not yet unlocked all the funding mandated under the laws passed by ...