AFGE Condemns Trump’s Plan to Close EPA Offices, Cut 4,000 Jobs
April 24, 2017
The administration is putting in motion its plan to 'deconstruct' the EPA.
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Stand Up for the EPA
March 30, 2017
“We are trying to make sure that people understand that the health of our children is more important than the profits of polluters.”
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Why Moms, Scientists, EPA Employees Take to the Streets
March 20, 2017
When the guy who built his entire career dismantling the EPA has been put in charge of the EPA, people take to the streets.
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Photos: Life in 9 American Cities Before the EPA
February 23, 2017
The fossil fuel industry and their allies in Congress are gutting the EPA. Take a trip down memory lane to the 1970s where the American people were suffering from various health issues due to air, water, and land pollution.
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Layoffs Ahead
February 02, 2017
Thousands will be forced off the job when their appointments end due to the hiring freeze instituted by President Trump.
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Detroit Public Schools
May 17, 2016
First, Michigan residents had to contend with dirty water. But as it turns out, Detroit classrooms are just as toxic after years of drastic budget cuts and neglect.
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AFGE Wins 5 Union Elections!
October 01, 2015
AFGE welcomes new members to the AFGE family after having won four union elections during the past two weeks.
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AFGE EPA Council Responds to Report on Management Challenges
June 12, 2015
A recent independent assessment of management challenges facing the Environmental Protection Agency highlights several issues that are especially important to the AFGE Council 238, which represents about 8,500 EPA employees.
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Meet Brad Bradley: Greening Our Communities as EPA Superfund Coordinator
June 18, 2014
Brad Bradley joined the Environmental Protection Agency to help make the world a cleaner and safer place for you and me. He grew up watching Lake Erie nearly die due to industrial pollution and witnessing a massive fire on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland in the late 1960s, and he knew he had to get involved.
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EPA Feels Sequester Squeeze
February 27, 2014
This is just the latest indication of the shrinking federal workforce.
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