Federal workers protest firings of Environmental Protection Agency employees in Chicago
The terminated workers are worried not only for themselves, but for what the layoffs could mean for the populations they serve.
Trump fires 388 US Environmental Protection Agency staff
The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, on Friday said it has terminated 388 employees hired over the last two years. EPA spokesperson, Molly Vaseliou made this disclosure in a statement on Friday Vaseliou said the termination exercise will align its workforce with President Donald Trump’s energy dominance policy agenda.
What environmental agency firings could mean for energy, pollution, national parks
The consequences of the Trump administration firing thousands of environmental employees from the federal government could range from worsened responses to pollution to less access at
Trump administration’s firing of federal employees hits multiple agencies
The Trump administration’s move to fire thousands of federal employees could have a swift and severe impact on public services, staffers warned Friday, making it harder for veterans to get mental health care and hampering electric service to some rural residents as a beleaguered workforce struggles to cover for lost colleagues.
Trump administration terminates 388 EPA staff
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it has terminated 388 employees hired over the last two years, saying this will align its workforce with President Donald Trump's "energy dominance" policy agenda.
US EPA grants West Virginia authority to oversee carbon capture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday formally gave West Virginia authority to oversee carbon capture projects ...
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‘Targeted and belittled’: scientists at US environmental agency speak out as layoffs begin
President Donald Trump and his team view the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to US prosperity. Workers have been ...
Top criminal prosecutor in DC US Attorney's office abruptly resigns amid pressure from Trump officials
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, D.C. U.S. attorney's office has abruptly resigned amid pressure from Trump officials.
EPA Terminates Nearly 400 Workers Amid US Government Purge
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it had fired 388 workers, part of a wave of terminations across the federal ...
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EPA places more than 160 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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A former EPA assistant administrator on US environmental policy in the age of Musk and Trump
"If they try to enforce their anti-climate prejudice, they’re going to end up inevitably hurting people’s health as well." ...
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Donald Trump Issues New Water Standards for US: What to Know
Most notably Biden re-committed the U.S. to the Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to keep global surface temperature rises below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels, though Trump ...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to ‘instantly terminate’ $20 billion in clean energy grants
Administrator Zeldin said there will be “zero tolerance of any waste and abuse,” saying financial agreements under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund must be “instantly terminated.” ...