The EPA has lost about 10% of its workforce over the past year, according to agency records obtained by an environmental group.
The findings are consistent with staff reduction targets laid out by the Trump administration. They’re also well short of the dramatic cuts the Environmental Protection Agency says are coming.
Still, the Center for Biological Diversity—which obtained the data through a Freedom of Information Act request—said the sharp cuts were alarming, especially in such a short time.
“The EPA can’t protect American health while losing 10% of its staff in a matter of months,” Ivan Ditmars, an associate attorney ...