![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, the poll played a part in EPA’s decisionmaking behind the buyouts. Region 9’s survey closed on May 3, weeks before EPA began determining which employees were eligible for buyouts and before agency staff themselves decided whether or not to actually apply for the offers. EPA employees have to accept the agency’s offers for that buyout round by today ( Climatewire, July 17). In addition, EPA has already begun a round of buyouts this year, proposing to have 1,227 workers leave the agency by September. The White House has targeted EPA for deep budget cuts of more than $2 billion in fiscal 2018 that could result in roughly 3,800 fewer jobs at the agency, although lawmakers have pushed back on those cuts. Responses to the survey shed some light on EPA employees’ angst and disquiet since President Trump took office. ![]()
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