EPA begins Trump’s process of weeding out workers

Published April 20, 2017 4:44pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with President Trump’s plan to begin cutting staff at the agency by the end of the fiscal year, according to an internal memo.

A special task force has been created to oversee the process, with workforce reductions, including an employee buyout program, slated to go into effect by the end of September, according to a memo issued by EPA Deputy Administrator Michael Flynn.

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