"The new organizational structure offers clues about which functions will be eliminated or transferred elsewhere."

"Questions still linger over EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s plans to revamp the agency, with another round of organizational changes expected as soon as next week.

The plans laid out May 2 included new organizational charts that suggest the elimination of — or, at the very least, the relocation of — key programs tackling climate change, “forever chemicals” and pollution prevention.

Those plans affect four program offices — air, administrators, chemicals and water, which together represent roughly one-third of the agency’s workforce."

Ellie Borst, Miranda Willson, and Sean Reilly report for E&E News May 9, 2025. [2]