Trump’s EPA paid employees $86.5 million not to work for half the year - The Washington Post

The full scope of the extent of buyouts across government and the costs are substantially higher: Across the government, more than 154,000 people were paid not to work through various buyout offers this year, The Post reported in July...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/12/17/trump-epa-employees-leave/