EPA Administrator Zeldin Plans 65% Workforce Cut While Terminating $20 Billion Climate Grants

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to cut EPA workforce by approximately 23% and reduce the agency’s budget by 65%, representing the most aggressive environmental deregulation in agency history. The cuts would return EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels, eliminating scientific research capacity and terminating $20 billion in climate grants.

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lee-zeldin EPA jbs Environmental Protection Agency

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lee-zeldin epa environmental-destruction workforce-cuts climate-denial regulatory-capture jbs paid-advocacy

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