The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.

President Trump is expected to close the office as he cuts programs to help poor and minority communities that are ...

“Environmental justice” appears to be the latest Biden-era initiative on the chopping block as 168 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice and civil rights office were ...

In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.

WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration has placed on leave nearly 200 employees who work on environmental justice programs at ...

Advocates and former EPA officials say the imminent closure will likely have lasting harmful impacts on Black, brown and poor ...

In a little over two weeks, the Trump administration has taken unprecedented steps to shutter or remake federal offices focused on the environment, causing turmoil and confusion for current and ...

Staffers with the Office of Environmental Justice were informed their department is expecting a notice that the office is closing or they are being placed on leave as early as Thursday.

Under the Biden administration, the environmental justice movement had a historic platform to bring clean water and air to communities that have suffered from pollution. It was a boon to the ...

Employees in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been told they are being placed on paid administrative leave as the agency ...

The Trump administration has placed on leave nearly 200 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the ...