The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to close its scientific research arm as part of Donald Trump’s downsizing of the federal government.
The Office of Research and Development (ORD), analyses dangers from hazards, including climate change and indoor air contaminants.
Thinktank Heritage Foundation Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership heavily criticised the ORD as ‘precautionary, bloated, unaccountable… and inclined to pursue political, rather than purely scientific goals.’
A new Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, under Administrator Lee Zeld, is set to be created by the EPA.
