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GUTTING EPA'S BUDGET AND STAFF WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

From: Huffington Post

“Scott did much more than just “weaken” enforcement. He virtually eliminated it. In 2015, the Florida DEP opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than in 2010,…

DONALD TRUMP'S WAR ON SCIENCE

From: The Nation

““I have had people call me and ask me to download certain things…in case they get deleted, just to preserve things,” says Kyla Bennett, a former Environmental Protection…

EPA: TRUMP BUDGET CUTS DUBBED 'DECLARATION OF WAR'

From: Greenwire

“"To the extent that grants to states and utilities to administer delegated programs and upgrade water infrastructure are spared, cuts to the EPA workforce would be…

EPA UNION BOSSES CALL TRUMP'S BUDGET CUTS 'A DECLARATION OF WAR'

From: The Daily Caller

“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is preparing to give legal assistance to EPA employees who get laid off under Trump."

FEDERAL HIRING FREEZE TO HIT RURAL AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES THE HARDEST

From: In These Times

“At the same time, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) executive director Jeff Ruch, staff shortages are also a serious problem…


News Releases

EPA STACKS DECK ON POLLUTION PERMIT APPEALS

Washington, DC — Challenging a pollution discharge permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be much more challenging under a proposal the agency just unveiled, according…

EPA DECLINES TO AVERT MASS-CASUALTY REFINERY ACCIDENTS

Despite Near Misses, Agency Claims Ignorance on Hydrogen Fluoride Risks

NEW EPA APPOINTEE AWASH IN TOXIC RECUSALS

Regional Administrator for New England Carries Heavy Baggage from Dow

FOREVER CHEMICAL REQUIRES CRADLE-TO-GRAVE APPROACH

To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous

EPA FUMBLES ARTIFICIAL TURF SCIENCE

Agency Had No Scientific Basis for Downplaying Toxic Exposure Risks