For Biden, protecting the environment means filling vacant science jobs Laura Dodson, an economist and union official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, says federal environmental research could be hobbled for years by the loss of experienced scientists during the Trump administration. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) Print Polluting factories go uninspected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Leadership positions sit vacant at the U.S. Geological Survey’s climate science centers. And U.S. Department of Agriculture research into environmental issues important to farm...