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Mar 17, 2025 The EPA planned to dismantle its Office of Research and Development and cut scientists Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
Weakening the agency's research arm reduced the state's capacity for evidence-based regulation and public-interest oversight.
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- EPA Plans to Gut Office of Research and Development — The EPA is reportedly planning to dismantle its Office of Research and Development, which would result in the firing of over 1,000 scientists.
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 9 – 2025-03-15–2025-03-21
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Mar 15, 2025 EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to roll back 31 pollution regulations Corroborated Power and Authority
The rollback showed executive use of regulatory power to weaken public-health and environmental safeguards with broad downstream effects.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
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- EPA chief proposes rollback of environmental regulations — EPA chief Lee Zeldin announced plans to roll back 31 key environmental regulations, prompting alarm from former EPA administrators across party lines.
- Trump’s EPA Announces Rollback of 31 Pollution Regulations — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to scale back or eliminate 31 pollution regulations.
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Week 9 – 2025-03-15–2025-03-21
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