Trump administration plans to place 100+ EPA environmental justice staff on administrative leave
Affects EPA's civil rights and environmental justice office, which had 200 employees under Biden
Administrative leave limited to 10 days per year, future status unclear
Stems from Jan 20 executive order targeting diversity and inclusion programs
Agency compiling list of environmental justice project workers
Move impacts programs funded by Biden's infrastructure package and Inflation Reduction Act
EJScreen environmental mapping tool taken offline
Similar actions at other agencies - USAID closed facilities, put 10,000 staff on leave
EPA can terminate newer employees with less than one year service
Critics say cuts affect poor communities, including rural Republican areas
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