EPA puts employees who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), has put more than 160 workers who tackle ...
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
EPA Begins to Put Environmental-Justice Workers On Leave
The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.