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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Ohio EPA's Anne Vogel will head Midwest EPA, reports Clevelanddotcom. What's next for Ohio EPA? bit.ly/4lxdHV8 @columbusfreepress.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social i @healthylakes.org @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social
Anne Vogel, third from left, listens as Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a news conference in 2023 along the Scioto River in downtown Columbus. (Jeremy Pelzer Photo)
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Musk’s staffers have descended on the SEC and will be granted the same access as official staff, including full network, system, and data privileges.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 29/03/2025
A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
The lawsuit was among of the first filed against Musk himself. It argued that DOGE’s actions were unconstitutional because he was wielding significant power without being elected or Senate ap…
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.
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Forecasting Cuts Leave Some Worried For Hurricane Season
Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/03/2025
Utah just banned fluoride in drinking water, undoing decades of science-based public health progress. Time for a fluoride #factcheckfriday:
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Genuine question for our followers: if the Trump administration ignores court rulings and general rule of law, what then? What meaningful actions can we take? Please share, eager to hear thoughts on this.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Federal labor unions are some of the only groups able to stand up to Trump and DOGE right now. They are our voice. Federal workers and our predecessors in the fair labor movement fought hard to have that right.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The 65% budget cut and incoming RIFs to EPA will put human health at risk. You don’t have to be an environmentalist to care about this. EPA enforces the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, CERCLA/Superfund, provides emergency response (1/2)
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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
NEW: FUN is hosting an emergency organizing call this SUNDAY, to coordinate a response to the biggest attack on union rights in a generation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Layoffs at NOAA, which warns us about severe weather Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA... The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Yikes.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Four legal setbacks for the Trump Administration from yesterday. 1. Voice of America: A federal judge issued a restraining order to stop further efforts to silence VOA journalists, pushing back on Trump’s attempts to control U.S.-funded international media.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 29/03/2025
Another Trump action that will hurt Veterans and the workers who serve them. The betrayal never stops. www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...
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Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees
President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
As part of the #TeslaTakedown movement, people around the world are coming together today around noon for a Global Day of Action—with over 500 peaceful protests planned at Tesla facilities and public spaces. Our coalition is full of tree huggers, and we’ll be out there standing with you.
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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 28/03/2025
Getting spicy up on campus today. Fucking get it!
Don’t give up the ship flag hanging in an fda building
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Welp, they are coming after unions hard. This is the very definition of union busting. EPA workers will keep fighting. Labor unions were never formed with permission. We will have our demands heard. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements
PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of
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SFNewsfeed.us @sfnewsfeedus.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Local Residents Fight to Defend "Original Mission" of #EPA: www.facebook.com/SFNewsfeedus... @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social @climatereality.bsky.social @350.org @350bayarea.bsky.social @scientistrebellion.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social @kalwradio.bsky.social @indybay.org @sfgov.sf.gov
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Also, terrifying memo from OPM on proposed amendments to the federal suitability and fitness policy. They seek to “eliminate MSPB appeals for sustainability actions…” Which reduces feds ability to appeal firings. We need to make some noise about this. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Check out the new EPA grant terms and conditions amended 3/25/25, the addition of part 54. Particularly part b. “The recipient certifies it does not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…” Absolutely insane. www.epa.gov/system/files...
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
As of last night, almost all environmental justice grants have been terminated. This is work that has already started, costs that have already been incurred. These illegal terminations are the real waste, fraud, and abuse in government. We are so sorry to all organizations effected.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Here’s the link to the list itself: www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cach...
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
A list of the grant listed for termination has been leaked!!!! Over 400 legitimate grant awards. Please share this far and wide! If you work for an organization on this list tell them to CALL THEIR LAWYERS. www.epw.senate.gov/public/index...
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Whitehouse, Blunt Rochester Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding EPA Reverse Unlawful Termination of Grants for Clean Air and Water
New documents reveal 400 grantees are being illegally targeted for termination and expose EPA’s willful violation of congressional appropriations law, contractual agreements, and multiple court ...
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 25/03/2025
On March 12, EPA Administrator Zeldin launched a sweeping 31-point plan to dismantle key environmental protections. One of his biggest targets was clean water protections. Here is how this will affect the safe water we all depend on:
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We are also extremely disappointed at the lack of back bone in the Democratic Party during the passing of the March CR. Some very harmful items were included. Stand up lawmakers. Sometimes disruption is the only thing that will get peoples attention.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Most federal workers are now in-person full-time at their duty-location office. This is a violation of the AFGE collective bargaining agreement, in which telework policy would not be re-examined until 2026. From our colleagues we are also hearing that requests from medical telework are being (1/2)
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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 26/03/2025
I posted about this previously. @npr.org has the story.
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Federal workers ordered back to office find shortages of desks, Wi-Fi and toilet paper
As agencies scramble to comply with President Trump's Jan. 20 order terminating remote work, employees say the process has been marked by confusion, changing guidance and frustrating conditions.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
There are also rumors that our most recent fully award EJ grant program recipients (The Collaborative Problem Solving Model and Government to Government grants) will receive termination letters as soon as tonight. These are competitive awards that were applied for and distributed fairly (1/2)
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
In the division of Environmental Justice, we’ve received word that the Office of External Civil Rights and Environmental Justice (OEJECR) effectively no longer exists. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues in D.C.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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OPM asks Supreme Court to halt probationary employee reinstatement at six agencies
The emergency application seeks a stay to an injunction ordering the reinstatement of “over 16,000 probationary employees” who were fired.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The probationary employee reinstatements are also facing court challenges by the Trump administration. They do not know when they’re beat. There is no respect for the system of checks and balances in this administration.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
It is more important than ever to show support for the civil service. Our union is fighting for basic procedures to be followed, it’s been a battle to have the OPM staff commit to giving the full 90 day RIF notice required of them through establish procedure. They want to rip jobs from under workers
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Work will go undone. State agencies will not have the funding and technical support they need to conduct the very basics of their environmental programs. Already, state-level superfund programs are overwhelmed with the number of site cleanups they have and request federal assistance.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The number of employees that may be subject to this RIF has been estimated to be as many as 80% of the staff in Region 5. This would leave vital services, such as the Great Lakes National Program Office and Enforcement inspections, understaffed.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
There are mixed communications over when the RIF (Reduction in Force) orders will come down. But we do know they are coming. Most expect the first round to conclude in June, with a second round concluding this September.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Yesterday, solidarity walks took place across the nation. We had a great turnout in Chicago and several of our members gave statements to the press. www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-h...
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Federal workers rally against job cuts for EPA by DOGE
Federal workers rally against job cuts to EPA by DOGE
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
After a break, we are back!
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
In some positive news, this statement was retracted. The downside is the new statement is that the cut will be 65%of EPAs budget instead.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Also this. Please Please Please, if you’re a fed who would be affected by this (or if you just care in general- you should there will be wider impacts) call your representatives! Federal offices should stay put. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Getting out of DOGE? Federal agencies given deadline to come up with plans to exit DC
‘You go around Washington and see all these buildings with the Department of Education. We want to move education back to the states, where it belongs,’ Trump said at a Cabinet meeting
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Orpheus Condescending @maryscottoconnor.com · 01/03/2025
. You should DEFINITELY NOT go to this site & mess with this DOGE survey by the Heritage Foundation. Definitely do NOT put fake information where they ask for your personal details. That would fuck up all their shit, man. These people are doing SERIOUS WORK. secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...
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The Heritage DOGE Survey | The Heritage Foundation
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/03/2025
After that disgraceful display from Trump and Vance yesterday bullying Zelensky, undermining NATO, and supporting Putin, let's show Ukraine that Americans still defend their allies and support democracy. Donate and get updates here: u24.gov.ua #SlavaUkraini www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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February 28, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news | CNN Politics
A meeting between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky devolved into a shouting match at the Oval Office today, with the US president berating Ukraine’s leader and Vice President JD...
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Pippa @pippaesque.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
So the Department of Education opened up its anti-DEI portal so people can narc on educators. It would be a shame if it got flooded with inaccurate reports, wouldn't it? enddei.ed.gov #WritingCommunity #buildtheresistance #EduSky
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Department of Education FormLock
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This will have insane negative impacts. Overhauling the 2009 greenhouse gas finding not only threatens climate action, it could unravel so much of the Clean Air Act that gives EPA the regulatory authority to hold industry to standards. This would be disastrous for generations to come.
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Uh oh! There goes Pillar #5
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces EPA’s “Powering the Great American Comeback” Initiative | US EPA
EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces EPA’s “Powering the Great American Comeback” Initiative
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Stand by for direction on the latest OPM “What did you do last week” email. The email states that this will be become a weekly reoccurring request. We expect EPA will instruct us to comply and respond, like they did last time. If you do have to respond, keep it as vague as possible! 1/2
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Hilarious. After the DOGErs set up the new government-wide all employee email system in late January OPM, where it is housed, sent out an advisory which states explicitly that no employee ever has to respond to any of the emails. See 4.2 and 4.3. www.opm.gov/media/kfpozk...
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 23/02/2025
Want to know who else engages in psychological warfare against US government employees?
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Alt Environmental Protection Agency @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Some agencies are instructing their staff not to respond as well. Finally seeing some pushback from the heads of agencies against the hostile takeover.
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