Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on Office of Research and Development assessments.

Environmental advocates say cutting the EPA's research office could have dire effects, especially when it comes to climate ...

The EPA's Office of Research and Development has more than 1,500 employees, including scientists and researchers, dispersed ...

Justin Chen, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 238, the union representing 8,000 EPA ...

The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to ...

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Office of Research and Development and reduce its ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating its Office of Research and Development (ORD), marking a significant ...

The agency’s Office of Research and Development has long provided the scientific underpinnings for EPA’s mission.

The research and development office had been in the crosshairs of organizations allied with President Donald Trump.

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic ...

The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement that the changes announced Friday would ensure the agency “is better ...