The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has placed 139 employees on administrative leave after they publicly criticized the Trump administration’s environmental policies using official job titles. A letter titled “Declaration of Dissent,” signed by EPA staff and recently dismissed workers, accused the administration of weakening regulations and suppressing science to favor polluters. The EPA stated that using government titles in protest misled the public and violated agency policy. An investigation is underway, and the agency is also undergoing structural changes, including canceling research grants.
A total of 139 employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been placed on mandatory administrative leave after publicly criticizing the environmental policies of former President Donald Trump’s administration.
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