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EPA Initiates Major Staff Cuts in Environmental Justice Programs

The EPA has started layoffs affecting hundreds of employees in environmental justice roles, aligning with new regulatory changes and organizational goals.


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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to initiate layoffs of approximately 280 workers from its environmental justice and diversity programs as part of a broader organizational reconfiguration. This reduction follows significant regulatory rollbacks under the current administration and aims to realign agency functions to improve operational efficiency. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin noted that current environmental justice initiatives are ineffective, prompting this change. The layoffs will take effect on July 31, with additional cuts anticipated against the backdrop of President Trump’s directives to transform federal agencies.

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