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The Trump EPA is bringing on officials who worked for the industries they’re now supposed to regulate – and the changes they’re proposing go a lot further than the changes under the first Trump administration, or even the Reagan administration. buff.ly/GSOI4Od via @FletcherSchool.bsky.social

How the EPA's workforce has changed over time Each fiscal year, the EPA budget approved by Congress includes a count of full-time equivalent staff. Before FY2017, the count showed actual FTE totals; after that, it reflects the budgeted ceiling. The FY2025 budget does not include the second Trump administration's staff cuts.
aug 30, 2025, 8:26 pm • 15 14

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rempen.bsky.social @rempen.bsky.social

The baby boomers are retiring and the next generation does not have the numbers to replace them.

aug 30, 2025, 8:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cameron Armstrong Architect @armstrong1611.bsky.social

The revolving door between industry and regulators has been a fixture since regulation began. The Q is, Can these workers return to industry after a job in govt? If so: not good, not good at all.

aug 30, 2025, 8:47 pm • 1 0 • view
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1mitzvah.bsky.social @1mitzvah.bsky.social

Foxes in the hen house?

aug 30, 2025, 9:01 pm • 0 0 • view