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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

As Oil Prices Surge, Bringing Back Telework is Common Sense

EPA Union Responds to New Findings on Members Punished for Exercising First Amendment Rights in Dissent Letter

Washington, D.C — In response to new reporting revealing the Trump administration placed over a hundred EPA workers on leave in 2025 for signing a letter of dissent despite EPA legal counsel warning of First Amendment violations, Miles Batson, Executive Vice President of AFGE…

111 Lawmakers Urge Full Funding and Staffing at the US EPA

One hundred eleven US Congress members sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee demanding full funding and staffing of the US EPA for FY 2027.

EPA Union President Condemns Murder of AFGE Member Alex Pretti

NATIONWIDE - Following the murder of Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse and AFGE member, by federal agents in Minneapolis, AFGE Council 238 President Justin Chen released the following statement: "AFGE Council 238 condemns the appalling murder of Alex…

EPA Employees Challenge Firings for Signing Dissent Letter

How Trump Officials Have Transformed the EPA to Weaken Enforcement

EPA Union: Government Shutdown Deal Must Include Health Care Funding

100+ Congresspeople Sign On to Letter in Support of Unfairly Targeted EPA Employees

Ninety Congresspeople Sign On to Letter in Support of EPA’s Office of Research and Development

Union Updates: Council 238 August 8th Newsletter

Senate letter in support of EPA employees on administrative leave after the “Declaration of Dissent”