EPA Closing Northern Virginia Office,Shifting Staff toD.C.

摘要

The EPA is closing its large satellite office in the Potomac Yard neighborhood of Northern Virginia as ofMarch 21, shifting the 1,200 employees who work there to the main agency headquarters in Washington,D.C.The Potomac Yard building houses the Office of Research and Development, Office of Land andEmergency Management, and Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. The area is nearAmazon Inc.'s new development for its second headquarters.