environmental justice, EPA and Trump

EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
The positions will be eliminated "immediately," according to a memo by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Why the EPA is removing environmental justice offices? Closures are in response to Trump's orders on DEI
The Environmental Protection Agency will close all environmental justice offices which are responsible for addressing pollution in poor communities.
Trump to dismantle crucial environmental justice offices
The Trump administration is set to eliminate environmental justice offices that address pollution in low-income and minority communities across the US.
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
EPA cites DEI as it preps to shutter environmental justice offices
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that handle environmental justice issues, like pollution in poor neighborhoods and communities of color. It’s part of a wider crackdown on Biden-era climate policies.
EPA shuts down 10 environmental justice offices, axes EJ division
It's the latest move by the Trump administration to undo long-standing efforts to confront pollution-exposure inequities.
Environmental justice offices to close under Trump administration, impacting vulnerable communities
Launched under the Clinton administration, the environmental justice offices aimed to shield disadvantaged communities from disproportionate health and environmental risks.
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign
As Zeldin's EPA announced reconsideration of these standards, it released a statement saying, the regulations imposed, "$700 ...
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll ...
EPA backtracks on Trump comment about cutting staff by 65% but says major spending cuts are coming
Despite a comment by President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to reduce its staff by 65%, ...
EPA workers silenced as agency cancels hundreds of grants
Environmental Protection Agency staff members across the country have been told by supervisors they are prohibited from ...
Trump’s EPA takes steps to roll back dozens of environmental regulations
The EPA administrator says he is rolling back dozens of environmental rules, including those crucial to California programs ...
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EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target
The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.
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EPA budget cuts could limit jobs for college grads, impact environment
However, many EPA workers and officials argue they need their budget to help protect the day-to-day health of the American ...
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EPA agrees to dismiss landmark case against controversial Louisiana chemical plant
State officials and industry leaders applauded the move to drop one of Biden's key environmental justice cases. Community ...
EPA to roll back regulations on power plant emissions, tailpipe pollution
The Trump administration announced a wave of regulatory rollbacks on Wednesday that included a repeal of emissions limits on ...