Leaked documents from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology outlined plans to dismantle EPA’s Office of Research and Development. This proposal is an unprecedented assault on science and aims to slash 50-75% of EPA’s budget and workforce, effectively crippling its ability to protect human health and the environment. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, was quoted in The Washington Post about how these cuts will devastate public health and the environment.