"The move is part of the Trump administration’s push to close the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights."
"The Environmental Protection Agency has informed more than 450 employees working on environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion that they will be fired or reassigned, according to an agency spokesman, as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to reshape the agency.
EPA Assistant Deputy Administrator Travis Voyles sent notices late Monday to staffers at agency headquarters who work in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, which the administration plans to close, as well as those who work on environmental justice in regional offices. The “reduction in force” would cut 280 employees and reassign about 175 employees to other offices, according to the spokesman.
“This action is necessary to align our workforce with the Agency’s current and future needs and to ensure the efficient and effective operation of our programs,” said the notice, which was obtained by The Washington Post. “With this action, EPA is delivering organizational improvements to the personnel structure that will directly benefit the American people and better advance the Agency’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment.”"
Amudalat Ajasa reports for the Washington Post April 22, 2025.
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