EPA staff has shrunk 8 percent under Trump administration

September 10, 2018
EPA's workforce has shrunk by 8 percent since the start of the Trump administration, and a quarter of the agency's remaining 13,758 employees are eligible to retire, according to data reviewed by the Washington Post , underscoring multiple prior reports of staff discontent and departures from the agency. A Post report on the staff levels says the trend has continued despite Congress declining to embrace steep EPA budget cut proposals from the Trump White House. Overall, nearly 1,600 EPA...


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