Trump to Place at Least 100 EPA Environmental-Justice Workers on Leave
by The Wall Street Journal | February 5, 2025
Employees on administrative leave are still on salary and get benefits. Federal agencies are only allowed to place employees on administrative leave for 10 days in a calendar year, according to Peter Jenkins, senior counsel at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. It is ...
Trump Plans for Oil Drilling in Arctic Refuge Clear Big Hurdle
by The Wall Street Journal | September 12, 2019
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration said that oil drilling in part of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would have a negligible environmental impact, clearing the way for lease sales to oil companies this year. The finding by the U.S. Department of Interior was backed by Alaskan ...