EPN’s Statement on Looming Government Shutdown and Potential Impacts on EPA
UMass Boston Career Fair
EPA Region 3 HBCU Symposium
EPA Alumni Help with National EPA Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Recruitment Event
TCU Recruitment at Northeastern State University
TCU Recruitment at Bacone College
Alumni Presentations at George Mason University
HBCU Recruitment at Delaware State University
HBCU Recruitment at Benedict College
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Workforce
Thriving Southern Cities Face Economic Threat From Funding Cuts
Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, was quoted in Bloomberg. The same economic anchor that propelled North Carolina’s Research Triangle into one of America’s most thriving economies now risks becoming a liability.
Dismantling EPA’s Research Office Jeopardizes Environmental Safety, Public Health, and US Competitiveness
June 11, 2025 / by
Scott Glaberman, H. Christopher Frey, and Tamara Tal /
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, co-authored an op-ed published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Recent reports suggest that the Trump administration plans to eliminate EPA’s Office of Research and Development.
OPM Proposal Would Politicize EPA Hiring, Firing Decisions, Critics Warn
EPN was mentioned in Inside EPA. Current and former EPA employees, including several past administrators, are warning that the Trump administration’s proposal to reclassify thousands of federal workers to allow at-will firings will politicize the civil service, promote corruption, increase fears of retaliation and irreparably damage agency expertise.
EPA Down at Least 733 Staffers Since January
Stan Meiburg, former Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in The Hill. EPA is down more than 700 career staffers so far this year, the agency told The Hill.