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US EPA cutting workforce by 23% through early retirements, layoffs
UNITED STATES, JUL 19 – The EPA will eliminate over 3,700 jobs, including 1,155 scientists, to save nearly $750 million and refocus on core environmental missions, officials said.
- On Friday, the EPA announced a 23% workforce reduction and the elimination of its Office of Research and Development.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the restructuring aims to focus on the core mission, projected to save $748.8 million.
- EPA said its staff will drop from 16,155 to 12,448 after a reduction in force, a spokesperson said, and the Deferred Resignation Program ends July 25.
- Amid the cuts, 139 employees signed a 'declaration of dissent', with Zoe Lofgren `will have generational impacts` quote.
- EPA said it will establish the Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, integrating experts into air, water, and chemical safety programs.
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