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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission.
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EPA announces layoffs and eliminating research and development
The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating its Office of Research and Development (ORD), marking a significant ...
EPA cuts its scientific research office, as layoffs set to take effect
The research and development office had been in the crosshairs of organizations allied with President Donald Trump.
EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office
On Monday, some employees at ORD, the largest office in the agency, began receiving emails saying they’d been assigned new ...
EPA announces 23% workforce reduction and closure of research office as part of federal streamlining
EPA's Lee Zeldin announced a 23% workforce reduction and the closure of a research office, citing its mission to protect ...
EPA Says It's Slashing Nearly Quarter of Staff, Closing Research Department
In a statement on Friday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that the mass layoff and office closure will still allow the ...
Vintage photos show how American cities looked before the EPA regulated water and air pollution
Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.
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EPA is closing its research and development office as part of a major agency cut-down
Environmental advocates say cutting the EPA's research office could have dire effects, especially when it comes to climate ...