EPA Will Never Become a Virtual Organization, Top Official Says

The EPA won’t become a virtual organization, even though staffers have done a good job of completing their work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, a top agency official told employees.

“EPA really is an in-person organization, so I don’t see a fundamental, permanent change to the work culture here,” said Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

She spoke on a Thursday call that was shared by an EPA employee who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

Once EPA workers are back in their offices full-time, the agency will retain ...