EPA Prepares to Return Staff to Work, Over Some Protests (1)

The EPA is in the midst of crafting a plan for staffers to eventually return to offices across the country, agency leaders said during an employee-only briefing on Tuesday.

The planning comes in response to a White House memo on Monday for federal agencies to prepare for a return to work in low-risk areas, once certain conditions are met.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s guidance will lay out steps for workers to go back to the office with the “lowest risk possible,” said Doug Benevento, associate deputy administrator for the agency. The plan will be released shortly, Benevento said on the ...