EPA Aligns Regions With Headquarters, But Some Fear 'Mega-Distraction'

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is reorganizing the agency's regional offices to more closely mirror headquarters' structure and improve coordination, part of the Trump administration's efforts to improve efficiency across the government, though an agency source says the move glosses over regional differences and is “a mega-distraction.” In a Sept. 6 email to EPA staff titled “Regional Realignment,” Wheeler announces the restructuring that divides each of the 10 regional offices into eight divisions, a design similar to agency headquarters. Divisions...