The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully undermining” the Trump ...

Several dozen EPA employees had the courage to stand up for the agency’s core mission. Though they deserved to be rewarded, they were swiftly punished.

The EPA said Thursday it has placed 139 employees on leave after they signed a "declaration of dissent" accusing the agency of "unraveling" health and environmental protections for political reasons.

“I thought the criticisms [in the letter] were reflective of the reality of the situation,” he said. The EPA under Trump has undertaken what its own leadership has boasted to be “the biggest ...

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency's policies under the Trump administration, saying they “undermine the EPA mission of ...

The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission to protect ...

EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump Pablo Martinez Monsivais FILE - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building is seen in Washington on Sept. 21, 2017.

EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump More than 170 employees signed their names to the document, with more signing anonymously out of fear of ...

EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump Pablo Martinez Monsivais FILE - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building is seen in Washington on Sept. 21, 2017.

EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump The 139 employees signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency’s policies.