Federal environmental scientists have been “left largely defenseless.” Their jobs abruptly terminated . Their research and policy advice ignored, manipulated or suppressed. Their agency captured by the industry it’s obligated to regulate.

That’s the assessment of the Office of Inspector General, or OIG, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s government watchdog, and two nonpartisan, nonprofit groups made up of former federal staff: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Environmental Protection Network (EPN).

In February, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that his “Powering the Great American Comeback” Initiative would achieve EPA’s mission—to protect human health and the environment—“while energizing the greatness of the American economy.”

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