WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration has placed on leave nearly 200 employees who work on environmental justice programs at ...

The number of staff put on leave is significant, relevant to the office's size, and "leaves the environmental justice program at EPA on life support," says Matthew Tejada, formerly deputy ...

The agency said 11 of the employees were working "in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" and 160 were working on ...

a union that represents EPA employees, said ahead of the paid leave notification.Trump administration officials have said they consider environmental justice programs to be DEI initiatives.

The Trump administration has placed on leave nearly 200 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the ...

a union that represents EPA employees, said ahead of the paid leave notification.Trump administration officials have said they consider environmental justice programs to be DEI initiatives. But many ...

By Valerie Volcovici, Sarah N. Lynch and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has placed on leave over ...