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

The loss of the Research Triangle-based EPA Office of Research and Development would cost hundreds of jobs, hit local economic activity.

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

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

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 ...