When Trump was last in office, he gutted more than 100 environmental rules and vowed to leave just a little bit of the EPA, prompting hundreds of agency staff to leave amid political interference and retaliation.
An even greater exodus is expected this time, with staff fearing they are frontline targets in what could be the biggest upheaval in the agency's 50-year history. People are anxious and apprehensive.
The union is already seeking to shield itself by departing its office at the agency's Washington headquarters and divorcing union dues from the federal payroll system.
Such anxiety stems from the experiences of the last Trump administration, which attempted to cut the agency's budget by a third and remove a broad sweep of environmental regulations.
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