An EPA attorney said staff behind a dissent letter were free to speak out and advised against “retaliatory” moves
That legal advice was shared around the agency
Later, many of them were suspended — or fired
See the emails I got under #FOIA
More here:
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
#FOIA4eva
To see who from Zeldin's political world joined EPA, I sifted through records I got under #FOIA
I found several aides with those ties at the agency — like a hedge fund CEO and a Trump donor, per his resume
He also gave to Zeldin's campaigns
#FOIA4eva
More here:
www.eenews.net/articles/tea...
Last summer, EPA employees signed a dissent letter heavily critical of the Trump admin
The agency's ethics office didn't see a problem — finding "no ethics concern" — in emails I got under #FOIA
EPA later suspended or fired those on the letter
#FOIA4eva
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Over the past year, I have gotten a stack of ethics documents from EPA under #FOIA
@ellie-borst.bsky.social and I sifted through them and found those limits are ending for the industry-tied Trump appointees in the chemicals office
Check it out here:
www.eenews.net/articles/fun...
#FOIA4eva
Thousands of EPA employees left when they opted into the "deferred resignation" program last year
I got the data under #FOIA to show where the DRP hit the hardest at the agency
The science office, now slated to close, saw the most depart
#FOIA4eva
Here are my stories about how the last Trump EPA didn't end but *saved* the endangerment finding
I cite lots of #FOIA docs
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/ins...
Of course, many of these people are now serving in this Trump admin — which just axed the finding
#FOIA4eva
Trump, via executive order, is expected soon to transfer civil servant jobs into Schedule Policy/Career — making them easier to fire if they resist his agenda
EPA is still not saying under #FOIA who those people will be at the agency
#FOIA4eva
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EPA is looking to hire after thousands have left the agency since Trump's return
I got the agency's staffing plan under #FOIA and it details those positions waiting to be filled — and how hundreds more could exit this year
Check it out here:
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#FOIA4eva
EPA plans to clip its managerial corps amid a reorganization pushed by the Trump administration and thousands of employees leave the agency
Here is the report I got under #FOIA that details EPA's cuts to its senior executive ranks
More here:
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
#FOIA4eva
This summer, EPA employees signed a dissent letter blasting the Trump administration. Then, the investigation came
“I have screen shots of every name on my phone,” a high-ranking political appointee said
More here from the emails I got under #FOIA
#FOIA4eva
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The first time I'm seeing this during the shutdown
"Because of the lapse in appropriations, EPA may not be able to assign staff to respond to your request and EPA’s response may be delayed."
This is on EPA's #FOIA public access link (where you file requests and download records)
#FOIA4eva
Never fear, I went to FOIA.gov
There's always a way
#FOIA4eva
I've been trying the FBI's #FOIA web portal since yesterday and I keep getting this screen
Fun times
#FOIA4eva