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EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

by Cornershop Creative | September 20, 2025
The move to halt the agency’s scientific research has prompted concern from scientists and environmental groups that findings could be altered to conform to the Trump administration’s political agenda. “Science is not supposed to be political,” said Kyla Bennett, director of ...

EPA eliminates its scientific research arm

by PEER | July 18, 2025
Staffers from the division were notified about the RIF through the public press release, said Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Staff were then notified about an all-staff meeting scheduled for Monday. Bennett said the manner in ...

Roughly 140 EPA staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter are put on leave

by PEER | July 3, 2025
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which has previously represented EPA and other federal employees, said that federal employees have First Amendment rights, which should protect speech that doesn’t harm the agencies they work for ...

EPA to fire or reassign more than 450 staffers working on environmental justice, DEI

by PEER | April 22, 2025
Some environmental advocates worry that dismantling the office will hurt disadvantaged communities, which continue to bear the brunt of pollution. “Every person in this country, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or Zip code, deserves clean water, air and food,” Kyla Bennett, ...

EPA reverses course, reinstating dozens of environmental justice workers

by PEER | March 7, 2025
“These leaves were conducted indiscriminately and without any consideration of statutory requirements, or of the effect the firings would have on Americans,” Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said in an email. “It is ...
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