EPA计划削减3,700个工作岗位, 消除研发, 节省750万美元, EPA plans to cut 3,700 jobs, eliminate R&D, saving $750M, critics say it risks public health.

环保局计划取消其研究与开发部门,将员工减少3 700多名,削减23%,节省近7.5亿美元。 The EPA plans to eliminate its research and development arm and reduce its staff by over 3,700 employees, a 23% cut, saving nearly $750 million. 研究与开发办公室是环境保护科学的关键,将由新的应用科学与环境解决方案办公室取代。 The Office of Research and Development, key for environmental protection science, will be replaced by a new Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions. 批评者认为这一举动将对公共健康和环境产生不利影响。 Critics argue this move will negatively impact public health and the environment.