Over 1,000 EPA Workers on Climate Change and More Could Be Fired βImmediatelyβ NYT > Climate and Environment By:Lisa Friedman 3 February 2025 at 14:53 A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an βeffective and efficientβ federal work force. Β© Eric Lee/The New York TimesThe Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington. Union leaders called the move a clear attempt to gut an agency that President Trump dislikes.