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Trump Said E.P.A. Would Lose 65 Percent of Staff. Then, a Correction.
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Up to 65% of EPA staff will be laid off: Trump
Former EPA administrator: What's next if the EPA loses 65% of its staff?
President Donald Trump said his administration could cut 65% of the staff at the Enivornmental Protection Agency. Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy discussed what the impacts would be in the changes are implemented.
The recommendation by Lee Zeldin, the agency's administrator, could upend existing and future regulations on climate change.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes the National Hurricane Center, which researches hurricanes and provides weather updates and forecasts for the dangerous storms. Employees at the agency are worried the Trump administration will cut support for their work.
In particular, NOAA staffers are concerned about how President Trump's executive orders, including one targeting climate change programs ... before engaging with NOAA and the Office of Management and Budget," as well as the Commerce Department and Trump.
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
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