Trump to put EPA environmental justice workers on paid leave

Trump administration cuts environmental justice programs at EPA, DOJ, sources say
The Trump administration has placed on leave over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar programs at the Justice Department,
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More than 200 people work for EPA’s environmental justice programs in the agency’s headquarters in downtown Washington and across its 10 regional branches. The environmental justice office is also responsible for administering $3 billion in grants under the Inflation Reduction Act.
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Employees in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been told they are being placed on paid administrative
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Trump to put EPA environmental justice workers on paid leave: Report
Sources said Trump is planning to put over 100 EPA workers on leave. Workers involved in the environmental justice and civil rights division.
Trump administration puts over 100 EPA employees on leave
The Trump administration has reportedly put over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on leave. This move is part of a wider effort to reduce staff in similar programs at the Justice Department,
Trump administration targets EPA jobs in cost-cutting move
The Donald Trump administration is fulfilling its pre-election promises to cut federal spending, with a focus on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). More than 1,000 agency employees may lose their jobs as part of the planned cuts.
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