“This man is not our boss” — EPA workers rally against DOGE cuts
Environmental Protection Agency workers moved to the streets throughout the United States today to protest against Donald Trump and Eileon Musk Dog at the Federal Agency, whose mission is to “protect human health and the environment”.
Musk, Duj and the goal of the growing protests in the Tesla agent, was a larger name in Trump’s assembly. “How do corruption?” Illon, “their workers and supporters chanted in a sit -in line in front of a federal building in New York City. Hold some signs with “This man is not our president” written in red on a musk face drawing. More than 150 people gather with signs of sit -in chanting “Move, Doge, Out the Way”, until the melody of the song Ludacris, and “What do we do when land/air/water/clean sciences? Stand, fight again!”
Workers, representative of the Federation Council AFGE 238, held marches in 8 cities as part of the “National Day of Action”. Environmental Protection Agency workers warn that plans to dismantle a lot of agency and weakening protection against pollution are at risk.
“I am working to enforce the regulations that deal with dangerous waste and toxic substances, a work that I feel is not a party issue.”
“I work to enforce the regulations that deal with dangerous waste and toxic substances, a work that I feel is not a party issue,” says Susan Englot, a lawyer who works to enforce her at the Environmental Protection Agency. “Everyone wants to make sure that dangerous waste and toxic substances are properly organized, disposed of and stored, and all of this. But at these times, it makes me feel nervous that things will change.”
The Environmental Protection Agency, under Trump’s executive orders, is now prohibited from taking any enforcement or compliance measures “that would” close any stage of energy production “unless there is a” imminent “health threat, according to a memorandum issued by the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency on March 12.
On the same day, the Environmental Protection Agency official for Zeldin announced what he called “the greatest day of the standard cancellation of our nation”, proposing to retreat on dozens of rules aimed at curbing pollution from power stations, oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, cars, trucks, factories, and more.
The Trump administration has also moved to the closure of the agency’s scientific research office and environmental justice offices. Trump has thought about reducing the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by 65 percent. About 1,100 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency received a notification in January telling them that the agency “has the right to finish you immediately.” A federal judge later ordered the Trump administration to rehabilitate hundreds of workers who were demobilized in the agency. The White House faces more legal challenges on dismantling federal agencies and studying the cancellation of restrictions.
Trump and billionaire complained to the musk sectors of the regulations that slowing companies during the election season last year. “It costs a lot to do things clean environmentally,” Trump said in an interview with Joe Rogan on October 25.
“We must have a reasonable spending. We have to notice the organization … I am a supporter of the environment, [but] Musk said in his interview with Trump on August 12 on August 12.
“Elon perpetuates a climate of fear and targets federal workers and the task they do to protect human health and the environment,” said Harper Stanfield, environmental engineer at the Environmental Protection Agency. freedom In the gathering in New York City. “We cannot allow the Environmental Protection Agency to silence it by billionaires.”
Trump before tens of millions of dollars in financing from the oil and gas industry. Elon Musk spent more than $ 250 million in Trump’s assistant election. Then the Musk President handed over the authority to take federal agencies significantly through his position, which leads the Ministry of Government efficiency (DOGE).
In an e -mail message to freedomThe Environmental Protection Agency said it was “listening” to employees and exceeded the discounts to comply with the Trump business schedule to eliminate programs that it considers to be initiatives of diversity, fairness and inclusion.
Stanfield and Anglo said in today’s rally that they are calling congress to work as an investigative branch, and asking people to communicate with their elected representatives to support the work of the Environmental Protection Agency.
“Democrat, Republican, independent, whatever it is, everyone is affected by this,” says Ingelot. “The work of the Environmental Protection Agency touches everyone’s life.”
