EPA Places Over 160 Environmental Justice Employees on Paid Leave Amid Executive Order Enforcement

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- Over 160 EPA employees placed on leave due to executive order.
- Acting Assistant Administrator Theresa Segovia called it a dreaded situation.
- Judge paused Trump's buyout offer, leaving options for employees.
- Leadership confirmed enforcement of executive order in environmental justice division.
- Union president Nicole Cantello stated it would be unprecedented.
- Division implements Justice 40 initiative for equitable federal funding.
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