In February, environmental justice staffers were placed on administrative leave and some of the agency’s probationary workers were fired. Now, 280 workers involved with environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion will be terminated, with 175 other EPA workers being assigned to new jobs. It’s all part of EPA chief Lee Zeldin’s pledge to drive “a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion.” According to an EPA memo obtained by NBC News, the reduction in force will take effect on July 31.
The EPA under Trump is ditching its mission of actually protecting the environment. The department rolled back environmental regulations last month along with parts of the Clean Air Act. In addition to the rollbacks and cuts, the agency also tried to cut grants to nonprofit organizations in an attack on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, set up by President Biden with the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. A federal judge temporarily nixed those plans last month.
The regulatory changes that Zeldin is pushing with Trump’s blessing will harm countless Americans, including Trump’s supporters. “It’s practically inevitable” that more people will get sick from reduced regulation and the loss of funding, one EPA staffer anonymously told TNR earlier this month.
OPMom21 on April 23rd, 2025 at 16:57 UTC »
That was no “slip up.” It was deliberate. This is Mafia style government, rule by intimidation. Just waiting for a beloved pet to show up dead in some judge’s bed. It’s coming, and Noem will be proud to do the honors.
RealGianath on April 23rd, 2025 at 16:39 UTC »
Seems like another episode of Trump-sponsored terrorism. Maybe somebody should look into that, he does it too often to be innocently incompetent.
Radiant-Objective-35 on April 23rd, 2025 at 16:36 UTC »
Hmm yes a "slip-up". More like Intimidation efforts by these nazis.