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Brain drain at the EPA
www.propublica.org

Brain drain at the EPA

Some 300 scientists and environmental protection specialists have departed the agency during the Trump administration.
E.P.A. officials, disheartened by agency’s direction, are leaving in droves
www.nytimes.com

E.P.A. officials, disheartened by agency’s direction, are leaving in droves

Among the departures are nearly 200 biologists, chemists and toxicologists, draining the agency of scientific expertise needed to address pollution threats.
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