On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Office of Research and Development and reduce its ...

The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to ...

In a statement on Friday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that the mass layoff and office closure will still allow the ...

Justin Chen, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, the union representing 8,000 EPA ...

The research and development office had been in the crosshairs of organizations allied with President Donald Trump.

The move to dismantle the Office of Research and Development comes as Trump officials cut the agency’s total staff by 23 ...

The EPA's Office of Research and Development has more than 1,500 employees, including scientists and researchers, dispersed ...

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic ...

The center in Ada has ongoing research related to aquifers, PFAS pollution and more. Scientists were also studying groundwater resources.

Altogether, the planned cuts, which include voluntary retirements and separations in addition to layoffs, would reduce ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement that the changes announced Friday would ensure the agency “is better ...

Environmental advocates say cutting the EPA's research office could have dire effects, especially when it comes to climate ...