The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

Environmental advocates say cutting the EPA's research office could have dire effects, especially when it comes to climate ...

The research and development office had been in the crosshairs of organizations allied with President Donald Trump.

The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from pesticides to lead.

On Monday, some employees at ORD, the largest office in the agency, began receiving emails saying they’d been assigned new ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the elimination of its research and development office Friday, along with thousands of job cuts that will save taxpayers nearly three-quarters of a ...

On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out the “reorganization plan” for its Office of Research and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is eliminating a scientific research office known as the Office of Research and Development and firing some of the staffers who work there. “Today, U.S.

The Office of Research and Development “is the heart and brain of the EPA,” said Justin Chen, president of American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, which represents thousands ...

Leaders were unable to answer questions as basic as when the office will close and how many workers will lose their jobs.

The research and development office "is the heart and brain of the EPA,'' said Justin Chen, president of American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, which represents thousands of EPA ...