EPA Fires Official Over Microplastics Monitoring Push

An Environmental Protection Agency official was fired after advocating for a fish farm to monitor microplastic particles, with the EPA stating he had taken actions to embarrass the agency.

10 Jul, 09:01 — 10 Jul, 09:01

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He Wanted to Track Microplastics in the Sea. The E.P.A. Fired Him.

The official urged requiring a fish farm to monitor for the tiny plastic particles. The E.P.A. said he had taken steps to embarrass the agency.

By Hiroko Tabuchi

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EPA Fires Official Over Microplastics Monitoring Push

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