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Newer Commerce, NOAA staffers re-fired |
The Commerce Department and its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are already re-firing probationary employees after a temporary court restraining order was lifted. |
The Trump administration first attempted to get rid of the employees, who were recently hired or promoted, en masse earlier this year, but it was halted by a temporary court restraining order, and employees were brought back to the government on administrative leave. That restraining order was lifted last week, and the Commerce Department began to fire them again. It's not clear whether other federal departments also moved to refire their probationary workers after the court order expired. The Commerce Department appears to be carrying out some of the administration's most aggressive efforts to cut federal workers as it moves to slash the civil service workforce and government spending. The Commerce Department did not respond to The Hill's request for comment. "It's ridiculous. They're playing with us," said Tom Di Liberto, a climate scientist and public affairs specialist at NOAA who was fired, rehired and fired again last week. "You're treating us like we're enemies of the state," Di Liberto said. "It's just very, very, very frustrating, especially knowing that the court cases are still ongoing, so we still might get reinstated again. We have no idea. And these are people's lives. They rely on this money." Read more at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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The Trump administration proposed to loosen federal protections for endangered species Wednesday. |
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A federal judge on Wednesday indefinitely blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions of dollars in Biden-era climate grants. |
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds under Biden-era laws authorizing massive investments in climate-friendly projects. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department to open a national security investigation that would lay the groundwork for the administration to impose tariffs on critical minerals, the latest sector to potentially face tariffs as part of Trump's growing trade war. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Official dubbed Trump's 'eyes and ears' is back at NOAA (E&E News) Severe racial disparities persist in Louisiana petrochemical jobs, new study finds (NOLA.com)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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The White House is digging in on its refusal to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, viewing the controversial fight as a political winner that keeps the focus on an issue of strength for President Trump. Read more |
| American companies are warning of multibillion-dollar setbacks and extreme uncertainty over the trade war with China as earnings season gets underway. Read more |
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