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E.P.A. Demotes Career Employees Overseeing Science, Enforcement and More

A spokeswoman for the agency said the change was β€œcommon practice.” Others said it injects partisanship into jobs that have always been neutral.

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Research on PFAS, a family of toxic compounds known as forever chemicals, at an Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati.

Over 1,000 EPA Workers on Climate Change and More Could Be Fired β€˜Immediately’

A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an β€œeffective and efficient” federal work force.

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The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington. Union leaders called the move a clear attempt to gut an agency that President Trump dislikes.
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