Climate Change
EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts
An Inside Climate News analysis of just-released federal workforce data shows more than 4,000 employees departed between January 2025 and January 2026, including a majority of team leaders.
When President Donald Trump first sought to be the Republican standard-bearer in 2016, he promised to reduce the Environmental Protection Agency to “little tidbits.”
EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts