EPA will reorganize and reduce staff to the level of the 80s

The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, on Friday, May 2, announced the reorganization of the service and the reduction of staff to the level of the 80s.

"The Environmental Protection Agency is beginning the next phase of organizational improvements that will allow the agency to more effectively fulfill its core mission while contributing to America's great comeback," Zeldin wrote on his Facebook page. Twitter).

The changes are aimed at saving over $300 million per year, the head of the agency added.

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A day earlier, WHO Assistant Director General for Administrative and Financial Support, Raul Thomas, said that the organization would not be able to pay its employees about 25% of salaries in 2026-2027 due to the termination of American funding. At the same time, the organization still does not know how many employees it will have to cut due to financial problems.