EPA chief eyes 65% workforce reduction, Trump says
Source: Reuters
EPA chief eyes 65% workforce reduction, Trump says
Valerie Volcovici
Wed, February 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM EST·2 min read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is planning to cut 65% of his agency's workforce, a move that came as a surprise to agency staff.
Trump revealed the potential EPA staff reduction at the first meeting of his cabinet, where his downsizing czar Elon Musk pledged that he would move quickly to slash federal spending.
"I spoke with Lee Zeldin, and he thinks he's going to be cutting 65 or so percent of the people from environmental [sic]," Trump said. "And we're going to speed up the process too at the same time."
The EPA did not specify the details of the potential workforce reduction figure that Trump mentioned, but said the agency is focused on cutting federal grants, "reassessing" its real estate footprint and "delivering organizational improvements to the personnel structure."
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