The decision to fire or reassign employees is part of Trump officials’ push to close the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.

On March 12, the new EPA unveiled what it called "the most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history" by rolling back 31 initiatives and eliminating the agency's DEI arm a

The Environmental Protection Agency told more than 450 employees working in diversity, equity and inclusion -- as well as environmental justice -- they would be fired or reassigned.