"The reduction in the agency’s leadership ranks comes amid an internal restructuring and exodus of thousands of employees."
"EPA plans to clip its managerial corps as the agency is reshaped under the Trump administration.
More than a dozen top executive positions will be eliminated, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by POLITICO’s E&E News. The reduction in the agency’s leadership ranks comes as it undergoes a wide-ranging reorganization and thousands of staff have left its payroll.
Ending those positions will impact EPA’s “institutional knowledge” and continuity of career leadership across administrations, said Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, who served 40 years at EPA, including as principal deputy assistant administrator for science."
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