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EPA pauses environmental justice workers, sparking fears of hurting Michigan projects
The EPA's 168 environmental justice workers join other EPA workers who have been notified their jobs are in jeopardy.
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Environmental Protection Agency employees who work in the environmental justice and civil rights office expect a new round of paid leave notices that will impact even more federal workers, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
EPA Begins to Put Environmental-Justice Workers On Leave
The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
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Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA
Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than
Trump cuts environmental justice programs at EPA, DOJ
WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration has placed on leave nearly 200 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar programs at the Justice Department.
EPA places 168 environmental justice staffers on leave
More than 200 people work for EPA’s environmental justice programs in the agency’s headquarters in downtown Washington and across its 10 regional branches. The environmental justice office is also responsible for administering $3 billion in grants under the Inflation Reduction Act.
EPA puts 168 staffers on administrative leave
EPA said it will consider a new structure for the Office of Environmental Justice, which was formed during the Biden administration.
Trump Guts EPA’s Environmental Justice Office, Putting Poorest Communities of Color at More Risk
The Trump administration is planning to shutter the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at the ...
Trump's Push to End DEI Sharply Impacts EPA's Environmental Justice Office
Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency ...
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‘Environmental Justice’ Is the Latest Biden-Era Initiative To Be Purged by Trump Administration
When the consequences of the environmental justice movement mean fewer high paying jobs, then it's not justice,’ director for ...
EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights likely to close
Staffers with the Office of Environmental Justice were informed their department is expecting a notice that the office is closing or they are being placed on leave as early as Thursday.
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Project 2025 adviser takes the reins at EPA region including Texas
Scott Mason IV, a former deputy energy secretary for Oklahoma and member of the Cherokee nation, is the new administrator for ...
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: ...