Environment

 Daily Kos - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is planning to make more cuts, this time targeting key chemists, biologists, toxicologists, and other scientists.In documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, it was discovered that as many as 1,155 workers could be fired—that’s 75% of the research program’s staff.

As for the rest of the EPA, staff will be subject to what the documents refer to as a “potential reorganization” to determine how remaining roles can “align with Administration priorities.”

Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California slammed Zeldin, calling the firings “illegal” and a blatant attempt to dismantle the EPA’s ability to function. 

“Every decision EPA makes must be in furtherance of protecting human health and the environment, and that just can’t happen if you gut EPA science,” Lofgren said in a statement provided to Daily Kos.