{"id":2401343,"date":"2025-02-11T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-puts-171-dei-employees-on-leave\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:35:26","slug":"epa-puts-171-dei-employees-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-puts-171-dei-employees-on-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA puts 171 DEI employees on leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fepa-puts-171-dei-employees-on-leave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Environmental\u2062 Protection Agency (EPA)\u2062 has\u200d announced that it will place 171 employees on leave too comply with President\u2062 Donald\u200b Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-states-sue-biden-admin-over-expansive-climate-order-targeting-trump-legacy\/\" title=\"Republican-Led States Sue Biden Admin Over Expansive Climate Order Targeting Trump Legacy\">executive order aimed<\/a> at the \u2063reduction of \u2063diversity, equity, and inclusion\u2063 (DEI) initiatives. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated that \u2063the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-federal-election-interference-scheme-just-entered-its-next-phase\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s election interference plan advances.\">agency\u2062 intends<\/a> to refocus on its \u200bcore \u2064mission of protecting \u200bhuman health and the environment, moving away from the ideological priorities\u200c that characterized DEI programs under the previous management. Trump\u2019s directive has led several agencies, including\u200d the Department of Defense and the State Department, to halt DEI\u2063 related activities and events. \u200bA White \u200cHouse spokesperson praised these actions \u200bas \u2063a step towards promoting merit-based employment practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">EPA puts 171 employees on leave to comply with Trump anti-DEI order<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1990822\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday morning that it will place 171 employees on leave to comply with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Under President Trump, the EPA will be focused on our core mission to protect human health and the environment, while Powering the Great American Comeback,&rdquo; EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin wrote in a statement. &ldquo;The previous Administration used DEI and Environmental Justice to advance ideological priorities, distributing billions of dollars to organizations in the name of climate equity. This ends now. We will be good stewards of tax dollars and do everything in our power to deliver clean air, land, and water to every American, regardless of race, religion, background, and creed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Multiple agencies have taken steps to comply with Trump&rsquo;s Day One <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">executive order titled &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth canceled all of the Pentagon&rsquo;s annual celebrations of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-point-shuts-down-clubs-centered-on-race-and-gender-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"West Point shuts down clubs centered on race and gender - Washington Examiner\">identity months&#038;rdquo<\/a>; despite Trump&rsquo;s Black History Month proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department is &ldquo;proud of our warriors and their history&rdquo; but will choose to &ldquo;focus on the character of their service instead of their immutable characteristics,&rdquo; a spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the State Department paused all actions for dozens of employee groups focused on identity, a move celebrated by the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government and returning America to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-orders-all-dei-offices-closed-workers-placed-on-leave\/\" title=\"White House Orders All ... Offices Closed, Workers Placed on ...\">merit based society<\/a> where people are hired based on their skills, not for the color of their skin,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that commended agencies for ending DEI practices. &ldquo;This is another win for Americans of all races, religions, and creeds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1990822\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1990822\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPA places 171 employees on leave to follow Trump&#8217;s anti-DEI order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2401344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/epa-dei.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16574,5183,10732,4591,4133],"class_list":["post-2401343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dei","tag-employees","tag-epa","tag-leave","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/epa-dei.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401343"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401347,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401343\/revisions\/2401347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}