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EPA's Rapid Wildfire Debris Cleanup Sparks Environmental Concerns in Los Angeles
Following the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, the EPA plans to clean up 4,250,000 tons of debris, including hazardous materials, within one month, sparking protests due to concerns about toxic contamination of beaches and waterways and the lack of soil testing after debris re...
EPA's Rapid Wildfire Debris Cleanup Sparks Environmental Concerns in Los Angeles
Following the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, the EPA plans to clean up 4,250,000 tons of debris, including hazardous materials, within one month, sparking protests due to concerns about toxic contamination of beaches and waterways and the lack of soil testing after debris re...
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60% Bias Score


Zeldin Announces Discovery of \$20 Billion in Misspent EPA Funds
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the discovery of \$20 billion in misspent taxpayer funds, allegedly wasted by the Biden administration before Inauguration Day, citing a video of a Biden EPA appointee describing the action as 'tossing gold bars off the Titanic'. He plans to recover the funds a...
Zeldin Announces Discovery of \$20 Billion in Misspent EPA Funds
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the discovery of \$20 billion in misspent taxpayer funds, allegedly wasted by the Biden administration before Inauguration Day, citing a video of a Biden EPA appointee describing the action as 'tossing gold bars off the Titanic'. He plans to recover the funds a...
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68% Bias Score


Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
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48% Bias Score


EPA Environmental Justice Office Closure Impacts 100-200 Employees
The Trump administration is enforcing an executive order eliminating the EPA's environmental justice office, placing approximately 100-200 employees on paid administrative leave, thereby hindering efforts to equitably address environmental injustices affecting underserved communities.
EPA Environmental Justice Office Closure Impacts 100-200 Employees
The Trump administration is enforcing an executive order eliminating the EPA's environmental justice office, placing approximately 100-200 employees on paid administrative leave, thereby hindering efforts to equitably address environmental injustices affecting underserved communities.
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48% Bias Score


EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Closure Under Trump Executive Order
President Trump's executive order to end DEI programs at the EPA is expected to result in the closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, impacting approximately 250 employees who may face termination or administrative leave; this will likely lead to increased environme...
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Closure Under Trump Executive Order
President Trump's executive order to end DEI programs at the EPA is expected to result in the closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, impacting approximately 250 employees who may face termination or administrative leave; this will likely lead to increased environme...
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32% Bias Score


EPA Issues Mass Termination Notices to Probationary Employees
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified over 1,100 probationary employees of immediate termination this week, citing 5 CFR § 315.804, mirroring a similar approach used by Elon Musk at Twitter and following a 'deferred resignation' offer from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
EPA Issues Mass Termination Notices to Probationary Employees
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified over 1,100 probationary employees of immediate termination this week, citing 5 CFR § 315.804, mirroring a similar approach used by Elon Musk at Twitter and following a 'deferred resignation' offer from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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56% Bias Score

EPA to Rescind \$20 Billion in Climate Grants
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke \$20 billion in grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, impacting eight nonprofits and numerous partners, due to concerns about waste and abuse, sparking legal challenges.

EPA to Rescind \$20 Billion in Climate Grants
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke \$20 billion in grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, impacting eight nonprofits and numerous partners, due to concerns about waste and abuse, sparking legal challenges.
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60% Bias Score

Trump Administration Dismisses 1100+ EPA Employees, Removes Climate Change Information
The Trump administration dismissed over 1100 EPA employees, many scientists, removed climate change information from government websites, and replaced dismissed staff with political appointees, weakening the agency's scientific basis for environmental regulations.

Trump Administration Dismisses 1100+ EPA Employees, Removes Climate Change Information
The Trump administration dismissed over 1100 EPA employees, many scientists, removed climate change information from government websites, and replaced dismissed staff with political appointees, weakening the agency's scientific basis for environmental regulations.
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48% Bias Score

EPA to Place Over 100 Environmental Justice Employees on Leave
The EPA is placing employees of its environmental justice and civil rights office on paid administrative leave, potentially impacting over 100 workers, following President Trump's executive order targeting DEI initiatives.

EPA to Place Over 100 Environmental Justice Employees on Leave
The EPA is placing employees of its environmental justice and civil rights office on paid administrative leave, potentially impacting over 100 workers, following President Trump's executive order targeting DEI initiatives.
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36% Bias Score

EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Potential Staff Layoffs
Over 100 EPA employees in the Office of Environmental Justice and Civil Rights face potential administrative leave due to a Trump-era executive order classifying environmental justice programs as DEI initiatives, halting their operation and potentially delaying the Biden administration's Justice40 i...

EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Potential Staff Layoffs
Over 100 EPA employees in the Office of Environmental Justice and Civil Rights face potential administrative leave due to a Trump-era executive order classifying environmental justice programs as DEI initiatives, halting their operation and potentially delaying the Biden administration's Justice40 i...
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36% Bias Score

Trump's EPA Picks: Industry Lobbyists and Weakened Environmental Protections
Donald Trump's proposed EPA leadership consists largely of former industry lobbyists and executives who have previously worked to weaken environmental regulations, raising concerns about potential negative impacts on public health and the environment.

Trump's EPA Picks: Industry Lobbyists and Weakened Environmental Protections
Donald Trump's proposed EPA leadership consists largely of former industry lobbyists and executives who have previously worked to weaken environmental regulations, raising concerns about potential negative impacts on public health and the environment.
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52% Bias Score

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new EPA administrator by a 56-42 vote, signaling a likely rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.

Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new EPA administrator by a 56-42 vote, signaling a likely rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.
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52% Bias Score
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