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EPA scientists ask Duluth council to press federal leaders to keep Great Lakes research lab open
Summary
Employees and former trainees of the EPA Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division in Duluth urged the Duluth City Council during public comment to push EPA leadership and members of Congress to prevent layoffs and preserve the Duluth research laboratory.
Nicole Cantelo, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 704, told the Duluth City Council during public comment that the Office of Research and Development at EPA is undergoing a reorganization that threatens the future of the Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division in Duluth and could lead to mass layoffs.
“EPA has provided these scientists a cruel and confusing path forward,” Cantelo said, describing offers for voluntary resignations and a smaller number of open positions than scientists affected. She said AFGE Local 704 represents about 1,000 EPA employees in the Great Lakes and asked the council…
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