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Meanwhile, for parks supervisors, the uncertainty continues. Two who asked for anonymity because they fear retaliation said they had received permission to start rehiring seasonal employees. They said they are trying to act fast, because nobody knows when the guidance from the ...

President Donald Trump’s hiring freeze which was enacted as soon as he entered office could not have come at a worse time for the National Park Service. The agency relies heavily on seasonal workers and was in the beginning stages of staffing up for what looks to be another busy season. ...

But Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said a shrinking work force, at least at the National Park Service, is “not going to save the government any money.” “It’s going to degrade our parks, demoralize people that ...

Dr. Kyla Bennett with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, one of the scientists involved in the investigation, explained how PFAS spread through air, water and soil adding that they can be inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin. Once PFAS chemical get into soil or ...

The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers Thursday in what tribal and national leaders said will have a “dramatic” impact in health, education, law enforcement, social services and other tribal programs. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a ...

The Trump administration initiated a large-scale reduction of the federal workforce on Thursday, ordering agencies to dismiss probationary employees who have yet to attain civil service protections. Federal safety agencies are also affected. Public Employees for Environmental ...