The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning significant reductions in staff, aiming to bring numbers down to levels not seen since the 1980s, along with a budget cut of $300 million. This reorganization will involve dissolving the research office and slashing climate programs, generating concerns among scientists about the future of environmental research. The EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, has expressed an interest in finding ways to save money, prompting early-exit offers to employees as part of this major overhaul initiated under the Trump administration. Already, the agency has seen over 1,000 workers depart, and there are implications for current staff as the agency braces for further announcements about the restructuring.