EPA is pushing ahead on plans to lay off hundreds of employees tied to environmental justice programs, but the timetable is in flux.
Following a court-ordered pause that left employees in limbo for six weeks, “we intend to move forward with the previously announced RIF [reduction in force],” said EPA spokesperson Molly Vaseliou.
EPA put 168 EJ staffers on leave in early February. The agency in April notified 271 employees, Vaseliou said Thursday, that they were subject to a reduction in force because their jobs had been tied to environmental justice or “diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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The RIFs were previously scheduled to take effect next week. Vaseliou could not confirm if July 31 was still the effective date.
