Up to 65% of EPA staff will be laid off: Trump

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Additional layoffs are set to take place at the Environmental Protection Agency, on a scale of more than 10,000 jobs, President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

During the president’s first Cabinet meeting held during his second administration, Trump said he spoke with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin about his plans to further shrink the agency.

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