The EPA is trying to think up new ways to attract and retain talent, agency chief Andrew Wheeler said Oct. 18.
One idea is to open a risk assessment office in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, to be more attractive to the many scientists who live in the area around Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, Wheeler said at a forum convened by Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law.
Another idea is to create a national database in which retiring employees can enter information to be passed on to their replacements, according to Wheeler.
He said a human resources ...