Trump’s EPA eliminates research and development office and begins layoffs
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Administration's move to cut thousands of agency jobs will be devastating for US public health, union warns
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday that it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. One union leader said the moves will devastate public health in our country".
The agency's office of research and development (ORD) has long provided the scientific underpinnings for the EPA's mission to protect the environment and human health. The EPA said in May it would shift its scientific expertise and research efforts to program offices that focus on major issues such as air and water.
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