UAMS bridging gap in environmental health education with new doctoral program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is introducing a first-of-its-kind doctoral program in Arkansas for ...
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
Trump's Push to End DEI Sharply Impacts EPA's Environmental Justice Office
Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency ...
EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights likely to close
Staffers with the Office of Environmental Justice were informed their department is expecting a notice that the office is closing or they are being placed on leave as early as Thursday.
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Mass. regains access to some federal funds, but environmental projects still face uncertain future
Massachusetts gained access to at least some previously frozen federal money Monday after a federal judge ordered the Tump ...
EPA pauses environmental justice workers, sparking fears of hurting Michigan projects
The EPA's 168 environmental justice workers join other EPA workers who have been notified their jobs are in jeopardy.
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DOJ shutters environmental justice office
Environmental advocates warned that closing the Office of Environmental Justice would lead to more toxic contaminants, ...
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Executive Actions Substantially Revise Environmental Justice Policies and Practices
President Donald Trump’s early executive actions have rescinded environmental justice initiatives dating back more than 30 years as a part of the ...
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Over 160 EPA employees placed on paid administrative leave as a result of an executive order targeting diversity-related ...