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EPA shutters its scientific research arm, with hundreds of scientists expected to be impacted

The EPA's Office of Research and Development has more than 1,500 employees, including scientists and researchers, dispersed ...
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This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it

The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to ...

Federal cuts target EPA research center in Ada

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Office of Research and Development and reduce its ...

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Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on Office of Research and Development assessments.
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‘Total chaos’: EPA staffers slam research office fallout

Employees say they remain in the dark on who and how many people will be reassigned as well as the future of research ...

EPA announces 23% workforce reduction and closure of research office as part of federal streamlining

EPA's Lee Zeldin announced a 23% workforce reduction and the closure of a research office, citing its mission to protect ...

Win for chemical industry as EPA shutters scientific research office

Justin Chen, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, the union representing 8,000 EPA ...

Health Cuts Would Result in Fewer Drugs for Americans, Budget Office Reports

The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to medical research and health agencies will curtail the development of promising ...