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Senators warn EPA reorganization and staffing cuts could imperil core functions
Summary
Lawmakers questioned EPA Administrator Zeldin about proposed reorganizations that would eliminate program offices and about large personnel reductions; senators said cuts risk losing institutional knowledge needed to enforce environmental laws.
Senators expressed alarm at the Trump administration's proposed reorganization of the Environmental Protection Agency and the scale of personnel reductions described by multiple speakers at a May 20, 2025 subcommittee hearing.
“You've proposed massive reorganizations ... to include the elimination of the Office of Atmospheric Programs and the Office of Research and Development,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said, asking for staffing…
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