EPA ORD Rhode Island
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U.S. EPA Deletes Research Office, Fires Scientific Leaders

WASHINGTON, DC, August 20, 2025 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is firing and retiring thousands of workers as part of a “reduction in force” as the agency continues its “comprehensive restructuring efforts” by closing the EPA Office of Research and Development, commonly called ORD. […]

President Trump, Lee Zeldin
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Trump EPA Chief Zeldin Brags: ‘EPA Ends the ‘Green New Scam’

WASHINGTON, DC, March 18, 2025 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced  31 actions the agency has taken to deregulate the American system of environmental protections across the country. Zeldin says he took these actions “to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders and power the Great American Comeback.” […]