EPA Places 144 Officials on Leave for Signing Letter Trashing ‘This Administration’s Policies’ – IOTW Report

EPA Places 144 Officials on Leave for Signing Letter Trashing ‘This Administration’s Policies’

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The EPA is placing 144 officials on leave effective immediately after they signed on to a public letter excoriating the agency’s energy dominance agenda and direction under the Trump administration.

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said the action was part of a zero tolerance policy for employees who seek to undermine the agency’s policies. Zeldin emphasized that the majority of EPA employees are dedicated to implementing the Trump EPA’s agenda and that the letter represented the views of a small minority.

The officials will remain on leave pending further investigation, according to the EPA.

Zeldin’s drastic action Thursday sends a clear message to EPA staffers that the administration will not be pressured by such public letters and that it will pursue its agenda regardless of such dissent. The sprawling agency employs more than 15,000 officials across the country and it has historically proven difficult for Republican administrations to keep its left-leaning staff in line. more

10 Comments on EPA Places 144 Officials on Leave for Signing Letter Trashing ‘This Administration’s Policies’

  1. The article doesn’t say whether paid leave or unpaid.
    That probably means no change in their weekly activity… which I sure hope they aren’t getting paid for!

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  2. Administrative leave may ass… fire them. Why do you need an “investigation “? Is that your signature on the letter? If yes; you’re fired. Pretty simple. If not for insubordination, then for being so stupid as to sign the letter. Geeze.

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  3. Q: In what delusional world do you believe you can accomplish anything at all beneficial by screaming your complaint about your boss to the world at large?

    A: The world of govt bureaucracy.

    I thought about putting the above in Bad Joke Friday! but it really isn’t at all funny.

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  4. Zeldin’s “drastic” action should at least reflect the Termination of 20% of his agency (for starters). When will the EPA follow other bloated Federal agencies by trimming their Headcount?

    Continue to trim down the bloated political hiring of New Green Zealots by 3 Democrat Presidents.

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