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Trump's EPA Cuts Threaten 1,155 Scientists and Environmental Protections

3/18/2025

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The Trump administration's bold plan to dismantle the EPA's scientific research division could result in the loss of 1,155 scientists, jeopardizing vital studies on pollution and climate change. This sweeping deregulation threatens to erode environmental protections, raising alarms among critics who fear a surge in pollution and a decline in public health safeguards.

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The Trump administration's bold plan to dismantle the EPA's scientific research division could result in the loss of 1,155 scientists, jeopardizing vital studies on pollution and climate change. This sweeping deregulation threatens to erode environmental protections, raising alarms among critics who fear a surge in pollution and a decline in public health safeguards.