EPA moves to suspend more employees who signed letter of dissent against Trump admin policies

AProudLefty said:
Thanks for admitting that Democrsts are concerned about environment and Republicans aren't.

Kudos to you.
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Never did, LeftNut. Democrats are not concerned about environment.

They litter the landscape with wind generators and solar panes that are piddle power.

They support homeless encampments which leave behind filth and feces and result in open sewers; and the diseases associated with poor sanitation is affecting that community.

They riot, burn, and vandalize.

They fly in private jets to their 'climate conferences' (parties), spending their time whining about 'pollution from engines'.

Their protest sites are left with tremendous piles of filth and litter that have to be cleaned up.

The meth cooked in homes and apartments that Democrats support selling on the street ruins those homes and apartments, rendering them unsafe to live in.

Environment is just a pawn. A talking point to try to justify your oligarchies, dictatorships, and tyranny.
 
Into the Night said:
Never did, LeftNut. Democrats are not concerned about environment.

They litter the landscape with wind generators and solar panes that are piddle power.
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False.
Into the Night said:
They support homeless encampments which leave behind filth and feces and result in open sewers; and the diseases associated with poor sanitation is affecting that community.
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False.
Into the Night said:
They riot, burn, and vandalize.
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Who? The criminal thugs?
Into the Night said:
They fly in private jets to their 'climate conferences' (parties), spending their time whining about 'pollution from engines'.
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Republicans fly in private jets too. So?
Into the Night said:
Their protest sites are left with tremendous piles of filth and litter that have to be cleaned up.
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MAGA people left piles of filth too. So?
Into the Night said:
The meth cooked in homes and apartments that Democrats support selling on the street ruins those homes and apartments, rendering them unsafe to live in.
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What homes and apartments? Who "supports" that?
Into the Night said:
Environment is just a pawn. A talking point to try to justify your oligarchies, dictatorships, and tyranny.
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So you admit that Republicans don't care about environment? I don't see them doing anything about it.
 
signalmankenneth said:
That's really petty, this administration can't handle criticism or dissent?!!

The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to suspend more than 100 staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s policies in July, a representative of the union covering the agency’s staff told CNN on Friday.

The EPA previously moved to fire a handful of employees late last week, but now it is taking disciplinary action against more than 130 employees also suspected of signing the letter, the representative said. These employees were sent letters indicating they would be suspended for 14 days without pay.

The reason cited in the letters is for “conduct unbecoming of a federal employee,” the representative said, noting that is highly unusual, if not unprecedented, under the circumstances.

An EPA spokesperson would not confirm the report or details, saying the agency “does not comment on individual personnel matters.”

“These workers bravely voiced concerns about harmful changes at the Agency that threaten the lives of every American. And we know the administration’s motives are not about government efficiency or advancing public safety. Placing these workers on leave and now firing or suspending them months later has wasted over 47,000 work hours and $2 million. This is simply about squashing dissent and preventing workers from protecting American lives,” said Justin Chen, president of the union group AFGE Council 238, in a statement Friday.

The EPA placed roughly 140 employees on administrative leave in July, days after they signed a public letter expressing concern about the treatment of federal employees and the Trump administration’s regulations on climate and public health. In the letter, employees criticized the EPA, saying it has strayed from its core mission to protect human health and the environment.

The EPA conducted an “administrative investigation” into the employees, who were placed on administrative leave until July 17, according to internal emails viewed by CNN at the time. Some employees were let go last week, but additional staff members were affected on Thursday.

On Friday, the agency’s spokesperson also repeated its previous statement on the matter, saying the EPA “has a zero-tolerance policy for career officials using their agency position and title to unlawfully undermine, sabotage, and undercut the will of the American public that was clearly expressed at the ballot box last November. Thankfully, this represents a small fraction of the thousands of hard-working, dedicated EPA employees who are not trying to mislead and scare the American public.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/climate/trump-epa-suspend-employees-dissent-letter

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this is great news!

:magagrin:
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Federal employees DO NOT get to set US national or foreign policy. We have elected officials, like the President, who do that. A federal employee can personally disagree with those policies but cannot do so in any manner that clashes with their official position and duties. By signing a letter of dissent as federal employees, they directly challenged US national policy as set by the elected administration and President.

That is an action that can result in disciplinary action or firing. In this case, they were fired. That is long standing federal employment law and regulations.

So, if some greentards at the EPA don't like what Trump is doing, they can quit, they can complain outside of work individually without using their job title, etc., but they can't tell the President how to do his job or what national policy will be. They deserved to be fired, and fired they were. That others are getting a 14-day suspension is absolutely in line with federal employment regulations.
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They are not the only agency where the employees are always looking over their shoulder. Must be a great atmosphere to work in.

Notice that the biggest problems seem to be agencies staffed by scientists. Of course, they recognize that a president who recommends horse dewormer or suggests some sort of bleach treatment for COVID, is a fucking idiot.

And the anticipated Revenge Tour continues.
 
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