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EPA workers, many from Wisconsin, blasted leadership. Now, they've been put on leave.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put 139 employees on leave July 3 for signing a scathing letter contending the core mission of protecting human health and the environment is not being met under Administrator Lee Zeldin.
144 EPA workers suspended with pay over dissent letter
The Environmental Protection Agency suspended 144 employees on Thursday and began investigating their participation in signing a recent dissent letter accusing the Trump administration of politicizing the agency.
EPA workers in Denver among 139 put on leave for signing ‘Declaration of Dissent’ letter
Three Environmental Protection Agency employees in Denver are among 139 workers who on Thursday were placed on administrative leave for signing a letter that was critical of administrator Lee Zeldin and his oversight of the agency.
Trump's EPA suspends employees after scathing letter of dissent
The Environmental Protection Agency suspended 139 employees after they signed a scathing letter accusing Administrator Lee Zeldin of pushing hazardous policies.
EPA puts 139 employees on leave over ‘declaration of dissent’ letter
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday after they signed a public “declaration of dissent” against the agency. The affected employees, described by the agency as “career bureaucrats,
Trump environmental agency suspends employees over letter of dissent
The US Environmental Protection Agency has suspended 139 employees after they signed a scathing open letter accusing Administrator Lee Zeldin of pushing policies hazardous to both people and the planet,
EPA staffers who signed letter of dissent against Trump administration placed on leave
Environmental Protection Agency staffers who signed a letter criticizing Trump administration policies were placed on leave Thursday. The EPA said it placed 144 staffers on administrative leave as it investigates the letter.
EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds
The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze ...
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 ...
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Hundreds of EPA employees have asked their boss, Lee Zeldin, to stop lying
Nearly 500 EPA employees wrote a letter calling out Lee Zeldin for injecting politics into the agency, ignoring science, and ...
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'You Were An Aspiring Fiction Writer': When Lee Zeldin Lost It, Took Jab At Adam Schiff During Senate Hearing
During his remarks in a Senate hearing in May, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin took a jab at Senator Adam Schiff, stating, "You were an aspiring fiction writer." ...
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EPA Punishes Employees Who Sent Zeldin “Declaration of Dissent”
On Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency placed at least 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed and publicized a “declaration of dissent” against Administrator Lee Zeldin and ...
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Lee Zeldin demands return of $20B 'parked' at a financial institution by 'Biden EPA' to dole out to climate groups - New York Post
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that he’s found $20 billion in taxpayer money that the Biden administration “parked” at a financial institution -- in an apparent effort to ...
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'Let Me Stop You Right There': When Sheldon Whitehouse Clashed With Lee Zeldin During Heated Exchange In Hearing
During his remarks in a Senate hearing in May, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse clashed with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
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Can Lee Zeldin Reinvent His Way to the N.Y. Governor’s Mansion?
Representative Lee Zeldin’s political career reflects decades of preparation, alliances with more powerful Republicans and a hard-right embrace of former President Donald J. Trump.
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How Lee Zeldin learned he can defy the odds - New York Post
courtesy Lee Zeldin “The doctors set Diane and I down to talk us through it … suggesting that we let Mikayla go. Now, here’s the thing. Mikayla, for the last 24 hours, ...
New EPA Leader Shakes Up Agency With a ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Mandate
Administrator Lee Zeldin is presiding over a historic shift in the department’s priorities, which has disturbed staff.