Trump administration, environmental justice

Trump administration cuts environmental justice programs at EPA, DOJ, sources say
The Trump administration has placed on leave over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar programs at the Justice Department,
Trump administration environmental justice removals cut across agencies
Agencies leaders placed nearly 200 on administrative leave as they wound down programs at the Justice and Energy departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.
‘Environmental Justice’ Is The Latest Biden-Era Initiative To Be Purged By Trump Administration
When the consequences of the environmental justice movement mean fewer high paying jobs, then it's not justice,’ director for Heritage
Trump cuts Environmental Justice Office putting Black communities at greater risk of pollution
The office, created in 2022 by President Joe Biden, was the culmination of years-long work by the EPA to address the disproportionate impact of environmental harms on minority and
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Over 160 EPA employees placed on paid administrative leave as a result of an executive order targeting diversity-related programs
Workers at E.P.A.’s Office of Environmental Justice Are Told They May Be Put on Leave
President Trump is likely to close the office as he moves to eliminate programs on environmental justice, which aims to protect poor and minority communities from disproportionate harm from pollution.
Trump's Push to End DEI Could Cut EPA's Environmental Justice Office
Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency complies with President Trump's orders.
EPA set deadline for states to flag counties with excess soot pollution. Gov. Abbott won't follow it
Gov. Greg Abbott is opting to ignore a Feb. 7 federal deadline to identify which Texas counties violate new health limits for air pollution, potentially allowing Harris County and others off the hook ...
Michigan environmental projects threatened as EPA job cuts create 'perfect storm'
EPA's Region 5 is headquartered in Chicago and includes Michigan and other Great Lakes states. Cuts to the EPA's Office of ...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Administrator Lee Zeldin Outlines Agency Priorities
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on February 4th the federal agency’s priorities under the Trump Administration. Administrator Zeldin entitled ...
EPA funds still frozen despite agency memo, lawmakers’ pressure
The EPA's directive after a court ruling has still not yet unlocked all the funding mandated under the laws passed by ...