How Trump officials have transformed the EPA to weaken enforcement
An analysis of environmental enforcement cases, together with targeted furloughs during the federal shutdown, shows the EPA’s shift toward deregulation.
Yahoo
Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water
Environmental Protection Agency staff and contractors are often involved in large cleanups of toxic waste, such as after the Los Angeles fires of early 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images As Congress faces ...
E&E
Shutdown threatens to delay Zeldin’s climate rule rollback
The EPA administrator’s aggressive timeline would be undermined by the agency shuttering for a prolonged period. EPA is trying to complete an agencywide restructuring effort while also weakening ...
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Trump's EPA busted in DOGE savings lie: 'There was some confusion'
While the Environmental Protection Agency has touted tens of millions of dollars in savings under the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, newly-obtained emails paint a very ...
Chicago Tribune
EPA’s job is to protect America’s air, water and land. Here’s how a shutdown affects that effort
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive stuff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A government shutdown raises new questions about how it can ...
EPA to furlough 89% of workforce if shutdown drags into November, Lee Zeldin says
EPA officials have been able to prevent a more serious lapse in staffing due to “multi-year funding” keeping the agency ...
Ars Technica
Trump’s EPA sued for axing $7 billion solar energy program
The Environmental Protection Agency was sued Wednesday over an allegedly politically motivated decision to end a program that Congress intended to help low-income and disadvantaged communities across ...