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Trump EPA Announces $18 Million in Savings from Federal Leases

April 1, 2025

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will consolidate its downtown Washington, D.C., footprint saving $18 million annually in lease costs. Administrator Zeldin’s decision comes after an end to COVID-era remote work rules and completion of a comprehensive space analysis of the Federal Triangle campus initiated by EPA’s Office of Mission Support.

“President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people to rein in wasteful federal spending. Part of that is looking at our real estate footprint right here in Washington, D.C.,” said Administrator Lee Zeldin. “I promised to be accountable for every penny EPA spends. With this consolidation, we will save taxpayers $18 million in annual lease costs while ensuring the agency has enough space for staff to fully return to in-person work and make long-needed improvements and repairs to EPA buildings that languished empty for the past four years.”

This consolidation will reduce the agency’s leased space footprint by approximately 323,000 square feet and lower annual lease costs by $18 million as part of the Trump Administration’s commitment to be exceptional stewards of tax dollars.

EPA will redirect some of these savings to make overdue infrastructure improvements to other buildings in the Federal Triangle campus to enhance the work environment for a workforce that has returned to the office. EPA aims to release the leased space to the General Services Administration by the end of the fiscal year.

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