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May 1, 2026 The Trump administration gutted EPA research capacity and shifted remaining work toward administration priorities Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
The cuts weakened the scientific base of environmental regulation, reducing independent expertise inside a key public-protection agency.
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- EPA research arm dismantled — Over 1,500 scientists and experts at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development have been laid off, reassigned, or pressured to retire, leaving only 124 researchers.
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