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EPA cuts its scientific research office

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 positions within the EPA. “There is no action you need to take to accept the reassignment,

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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.

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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 policy.

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This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it.

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

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EPA shutters its scientific research arm, with hundreds of scientists expected to be impacted

The EPA's Office of Research and Development has more than 1,500 employees, including scientists and researchers, dispersed ...

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Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal

Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on the Office of Research and Development’s assessments of the dangers of formaldehyde, ethylene oxide and other substances.

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The US Environmental Protection Agency's retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet

Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide ...

Cutting EPA's Research Arm Risks Politicizing Science, Say Ex-Agency Officials

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency would be eliminating its Office of Research and Development and start firing hundreds of biologists, chemists, toxicologists and other scientists who help ...

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EPA says it's slashing nearly quarter of staff, closing research department

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday it is cutting its workforce by at least 23 percent.

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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 health and the environment while saving $748.8 million.

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