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• Tonko, Merkley send letter to Zeldin supporting fired EJ workers

  March 14, 2026

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• 116 House Members signed a letter to protest closing EPA science office

  March 14, 2026

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• EPA employees exonerated from wrongdoing by chief ethics officer at EPA

  March 14, 2026

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• AFGE Local 704’s Statement on the Repeal of the Endangerment Finding

  February 13, 2026

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• Local 704 Statement on the Murder of Alex Pretti

  January 27, 2026

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• 2025: A Year Like No Other For EPA

  January 13, 2026

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• 100+ Congresspeople Sign On to Letter in Support of Unfairly Targeted EPA Employees

  August 18, 2025

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• Ninety Congresspeople Sign On to Letter in Support of EPA’s Office of Research and Development

  August 18, 2025

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• Senate letter in support of EPA employees on administrative leave after the “Declaration of Dissent”

  August 7, 2025

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• Dems of Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works demand information on EPA cuts

  August 7, 2025

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• EPA cuts its scientific research office, as layoffs set to take effect

  July 23, 2025

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• EPA eliminates its scientific research arm

  July 23, 2025

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• EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump

  July 1, 2025

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• US environment agency employees say Trump administration undermining mission

  July 1, 2025

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• After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started..

  June 12, 2025

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• E.P.A. union member speaks out about attacks from the Trump Administration.

  April 4, 2025

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• 45 senators sign letter supporting union rights for federal agencies, including E.P.A.

  April 4, 2025

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• Hundreds rally in support of Duluth EPA lab

  March 27, 2025

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• Protest draws large crowd at Duluth EPA Lab

  March 27, 2025

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• In Chicago, US EPA workers protest Trump, say rollbacks will put ‘every American at risk’

  March 26, 2025

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• Federal workers rally against job cuts for EPA by DOGE

  March 26, 2025

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• Chicago EPA workers call for increased staffing levels

  March 26, 2025

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• Congress sends letter in support of EPA and opposing RIFs and staff reductions

  March 15, 2025

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• EPA Letter to Protect Health and Safety – 03.10.25

  March 13, 2025

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• Legionella Bacteria, Lead Found in EPA Chicago Offices’ Drinking Water

  August 29, 2024

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• AFGE Local 704 Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris

  July 30, 2024

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• EPA Union Responds to SCOTUS Rulings Gutting Environmental Regulation

  July 2, 2024

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• Hatch Act Training Slides

  July 2, 2024

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• We have a new contract as of June 13, 2024!

  July 2, 2024

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• The 2024 Union Picnic is July 31, 2024 at 5pm. Please check your email for a link to join us.

  July 2, 2024

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• Final Ratification of all Collective Bargaining Agreement Articles

  April 25, 2024

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• AFGE Speaks Out on the New OPM Rule That Opposes Schedule F

  April 11, 2024

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• 13 New Articles Just Ratified

  January 22, 2024

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• The Local 704/AFGE Council 238 vote to ratify the AFGE EPA tentatively agreed-to contract articles

  June 11, 2020

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• AFGE Local 704 Bargaining Contract Ratification

  May 16, 2020

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• Executive Order Ruling – Call NOW!!!

  July 17, 2019

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• Administrator Wheeler asked to support a fair contract for employees at national environmental awards ceremony

  July 10, 2019

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• July 8th, Today was tough

  July 9, 2019

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• AFGE Local 704 Statement on EPA’s July 8, 2019 “contract”

  July 9, 2019

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• Local Assistance Available to Federal Employees During Shutdown

  January 20, 2019

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• Attend AFGE Rally to End the Trump Shutdown: Thurs, Jan. 10, Noon, Federal Plaza, Chicago

  January 9, 2019

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