The Trump administration’s plans to eliminate EPA’s stand-alone science office have left employees with more questions than answers.
“If this sounds like they’re doing this on the fly, they’re doing this on the fly,” said one agency employee. “It’s not organized. It’s total chaos.”
Among other lingering unknowns is which — and how many — Office of Research and Development staffers will receive layoff notices versus who will get reassigned to other offices, according to EPA employees granted anonymity to speak freely because they fear retaliation.
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Some employees have received reassignments for internal positions they were encouraged to apply to in May, before they knew ORD’s fate.
