EPA’s New Science Leader Stands By Integrity Following Trump’s Overhaul

The director of the EPA’s newly established Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions (OASES), Teresa Booeshaghi, asserts the agency’s dedication to scientific integrity, despite ongoing concerns about potential undermining under the Trump administration. Environmentalists have criticized Trump’s appointees for allegedly influencing which scientific research is prioritized or suppressed. The OASES, created in 2025 by agency head Lee Zeldin after the dissolution of the Office of Research and Development, will report directly to him.