The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it had fired 388 workers, part of a wave of terminations across the federal government this week spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

EPA has terminated 388 probationary employees after a thorough review of agency functions in accordance with President Trump’s executive orders," EPA spokesperson Molly Vaseliou said in a statement. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

The Trump administration is bringing in a new top official to lead EPA’s enforcement office on an acting basis. Jeffrey Hall, previously a partner at Burke Law Group, is joining the agency as principal deputy assistant administrator in its Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance,