EPA Fires WI Biologist After He Denounces Trump's Policies

EPA fires WI biologist after he denounces Trump's policies

Alexander Cole recently lost his job with the Environmental Protection Agency. His firing comes after signing a letter criticizing President Trump’s policies. Alexander Cole, a resident of Superior, Wisconsin, was recently fired from his position at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division Lab. He was a biologist at the Duluth-based facility for about a year prior to his termination, where he worked…

EPA Fires Employees Who Publicly Criticized Agency Policies Under Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump. “Following a thorough internal investigation, EPA supervisors made decisions on an individualized basis,’' an EPA spokeswoman said Friday in a statement. The so-called declaration of dissent, signed by more than 170 employees in late June,…