Trump to Place at Least 100 EPA Environmental-Justice Workers on Leave
- Employees in the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been placed on paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration's executive order to eliminate certain program offices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- More than 160 environmental justice employees are affected nationwide, with a federal judge pausing the buyout offer deadline earlier on the same day, according to multiple sources.
- Acting Assistant Administrator Theresa Segovia stated that employees who performed 50% or greater duties in environmental justice were placed on leave, marking an unprecedented action in the agency's history.
- The environmental justice programs aimed to protect underserved communities from negative health and environmental impacts, and were part of the Biden administration's Justice 40 initiative.
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