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 Sharply Impacts 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.
7 Boston EPA staffers placed on leave for work on environmental justice and DEI
The Boston staffers are part of a nationwide sweep of EPA offices that put 168 workers on administrative leave this week. It follows President Trump’s executive actions calling for an end to equity, diversity and environmental justice programs.
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's environmental justice office likely to close
Staffers with the Office of Environmental Justice were informed their department is expecting a notice that the office is closing or they are being placed on leave as early as Thursday.
Trump administration targets EPA staff in latest DEI crackdown
Trump's new administration is expected to put EPA environmental justice and civil rights employees on administrative leave in the coming days and weeks.
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 ...
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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New Wave of Executive Orders Seek to Redirect EPA’s Focus
Within hours of taking office, President Trump issued a flurry of Executive Orders (EO), including several that will ...
Appropriations Democrats press Zeldin on ‘illegal’ EPA grant freeze
Four congressional Democrats in senior positions on appropriations panels wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
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EPA Tasked With Rethinking Its Mission Under Trump Executive Orders
New EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will need to hit the ground running to keep up with the requirements and deadlines set in motion on the first day ...
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Trump EPA Spending Freeze Continues despite Court Orders
Two judges have ordered the Trump administration to lift a freeze on spending, including at the Environmental Protection ...
More than 1,100 EPA employees warned of immediate termination
"It's bad. I've been with the agency for over 33 years and I've never seen anything like this," said Marie Owens-Powell, ...
New Trump Executive Order Aims To Speed Deregulation
Trump’s latest regulatory executive order requires agencies to remove ten rules for every new one, revokes Biden ...
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Youth climate activists say Trump order boosts their case
Young people suing EPA over climate change say President Donald Trump’s executive order promoting fossil fuel production ...