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The Trump administration is gutting EPA’s research arm. Can California bridge the gap?
Officials with a small but mighty California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment said they ...
EPA shutters its scientific research arm, with hundreds of scientists expected to be impacted
The EPA's Office of Research and Development has more than 1,500 employees, including scientists and researchers, dispersed ...
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This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it
The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to ...
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EPA closure of scientific research division has Cincinnati employees 'holding their breath'
The Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down its scientific research arm, which provides the basis for decisions that ...
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Enviros say EPA staffing cuts will undermine research, but agency critics say its science was biased
Altogether, the planned cuts, which include voluntary retirements and separations in addition to layoffs, would reduce ...
Bipartisan senators seek to prevent Trump from cutting EPA science research office
A bipartisan Senate appropriations bill seeks to prevent the Trump administration from cutting the Environmental Protection ...
Vintage photos show how American cities looked before the EPA regulated water and air pollution
Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.