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EPA puts NE staffers on leave

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 letter expressing concern about the treatment of federal employees and the Trump administration’s regulations on climate and public health.
EPA puts NE staffers on leave after they sign letter criticizing Trump’s environmental policies
Several New England EPA employees were suspended after signing a letter critical of the Trump administration's environmental policies.
EPA must reinstate employees placed on leave for dissent letter, says union
WASHINGTON -Employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently placed on leave after signing a letter critical of the Trump administration's policies should be reinstated, said a union official in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday.
Duluth EPA lab employees put on leave after signing dissent letter
Several employees signed the letter, which decried the EPA’s direction under President Donald Trump. DULUTH – The Environmental Protection Agency put at least six employees of its Duluth lab on leave recently after they signed a letter of dissent aimed at the Trump administration’s environmental policies.
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 disregarding science.
At least 7 environmental workers in Philly’s EPA office placed on leave over critical letter
Workers across the EPA recently signed a letter expressing concerns about how administrator Lee Zeldin is leading the agency.
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 concerns EPA employees have with Administrator Lee Zeldin.
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 staff cuts and elimination of DEI initiatives.
EPA places staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s actions and policies on leave. The EPA says it has placed
EPA places 139 on leave over letter bashing Trump policies
The EPA said Thursday it has placed 139 employees on leave after they signed a "declaration of dissent" accusing the agency of "unraveling" health and environmental protections for political reasons.
EPA staffers who signed letter of dissent against Trump administration placed on leave
“The Environmental Protection Agency has a zero-tolerance policy for career bureaucrats unlawfully undermining, sabotaging, and undercutting the administration’s agenda as voted for by the great people of this country last November,” EPA spokeswoman Brigit Hirsch said in a statement.
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