Environmental Protection Agency
Long vilified by conservatives as the face of the regulatory state, the Environmental Protection Agency was of course one of DOGE’s early targets. DOGE’s main activities at the agency have been focused on reducing the agency’s effectiveness through layoffs and eliminating contracts. I would expect they will also turn to eliminating regulations, but their activities at the agency have not been heavily covered.
Positions
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DOGE EPA
2/04
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likely detailed as Federal Detailee «assuming detail from DOGE» E&E News | |
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GSA? EPA
2/12
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likely detailed E&E News | |
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EPA
2/12
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unknown Federal Detailee E&E News | |
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DOGE? EPA
2/XX
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likely detailed «Carl Coe, who currently leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at DOE» press release | |
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EPA
5/02
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converted to permanent position Chief of Staff (supervisory) NYT | |
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EPA
c.5/08
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appointed Chief Information Officer Fed News Network |
Systems
| System | Dates | Access |
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| EAS |
System used at the EPA to initiate, award, modify and track acquisition actions.
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Events
| Agency | Date | Event |
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2/04
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Sighting:
Cole Killian appears in an EPA internal directory as a “Federal Detailee” with his name Gautier Killian.
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2/07
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Disruption:
168 employees who worked on environmental justice are placed on indefinite administrative leave
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2/11
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Disruption:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving sends the EPA administrator a list of contracts DOGE wants to cut and cc’s Cole Killian
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2/14
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Disruption:
388 probationary employees are fired at the EPA
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3/03
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3/04
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Official:
Erica Jehling pushes for the cancellation of 21 grants at the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in construction materials and posts a tweet on the EPA X.com account to celebrate it. She cc’s Kathryn Armstrong Loving on her emails coordinating the cancellations.
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3/19
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Interagency:
During a discussion on how to strip grants from the University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State, GSA FAS Commissioner sends an email to coordinate grant freezes from DOD, DHS and the EPA. He includes DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Adam Hoffman and Kathryn Armstrong Loving as the recipients.
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3/25
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Interagency:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving and Erica Jehling continue to work directly with Josh Gruenbaum from the GSA on more grants to cancel at the EPA.
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3/27
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| April 2025 | ||
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4/08
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5/02
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Questions
- Where can I find more info on Carl Coe's tenure at the EPA?
The first information about him appears to be his promotion to Chief of Staff on May 2nd, but the press release mentions he was the leader of the DOGE team at the EPA. How long has he been there? Did he get hired there or was he detailed from somewhere?