NYT: Zeldin To Fire EPA’s Scientific Research Division

The New York Times reports:

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

The strategy is part of large-scale layoffs, known as a “reduction in force,” being planned by the Trump administration, which is intent on shrinking the federal work force.

Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the E.P.A., has said he wants to eliminate 65 percent of the agency’s budget. That would be a drastic reduction — one that experts said could hamper clean water and wastewater improvements, air quality monitoring, the cleanup of toxic industrial sites, and other parts of the agency’s mission.

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I think future historians will describe DJT’s election as one of the greatest environmental disasters of the 21st century:

“Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm” @nytimes.com 🧪

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