More than 300 current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put out a statement Monday to criticize the efforts of current EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
June 30 More than 300 current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put out a statement Monday to criticize the efforts of current EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
In a declaration of dissent issued by the nonprofit organization Stand Up for Science, 190 identified signers joined with 134 anonymous signers to „stand together in dissent against the current administration’s focus on harmful deregulation, mischaracterization of previous EPA actions, and disregard for scientific expertise.“
According to the statement, those who signed anonymously „chose not to sign their names for fear of retaliation.“
The signers allege that, since January, public health and environmental protections have been „unraveled“ for purposes of „political advantage.“
The group then asks Zeldin — as well as all members of Congress plus the U.
