Trump transition leader’s goal is two-thirds cut in EPA employees The Washington Post » Myron Ebell has suggested cutting the EPA workforce to 5,000, about a two-thirds reduction, over the next four years. The agency’s budget of $8.1 billion would be sliced in half under his prescription, which he emphasized is his own and not necessarily Trump’s. Michelle2017-06-29T13:00:59-08:00January 30th, 2017|Energy, U.S. News|