"Under President Trump, the EPA will be focused on our core mission to protect human health and the environment," Administrator Lee Zeldin wrote in a statement.
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Zeldin explained that the EPA is focused on ensuring Americans have clean air, land and water, but those need to be balanced with costs. Permitting reform, he said, would lower costs.
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The new administration strikes another blow against the 'EV mandate.'
This week, 168 EPA staffers were put on administrative leave, with more layoffs expected. Several agency staffers described an atmosphere of fear and foreboding.
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It appears the environment-themed DEI offices were not well suited to the present climate.
Durbin said on social media that the Trump Administration's "unconstitutional" funding freeze continues to deny states billions of dollars in obligated funds.
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.
DOGE representatives have fanned out to multiple federal agencies in recent days, including at least one at EPA.