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Weather Service Employees Tethered by Illegal Gag Orders

Weather Service Employees Tethered by Illegal Gag Orders Special Counsel Asked to Reverse Recent Raft of Blanket Nondisclosure Policies Washington, DC — National Weather Service employees face growing restrictions on their ability to disclose information about the...

Lift Gag Order Muzzling NOAA Scientists

Lift Gag Order Muzzling NOAA Scientists Rulemaking Petition to Commerce Secretary to Rescind Bush-Era Prior Restraints Washington, DC — Federal marine and climate scientists should be able to speak and write without prior clearance by agency management, according to a...

Obama Gag Order on Federal Workers Like Those Under Bush

Obama Gag Order on Federal Workers Like Those Under Bush Forest Service Staff Forbidden from Talking to National Media or on National Issues Washington, DC — U.S. Forest Service staff are under new orders not to speak to news reporters about politically sensitive...

Climate Scientists Freed From Agency Gag Order

Climate Scientists Freed From Agency Gag Order Commerce Prior Review Policy Does Not Apply to National Weather Service Workers Washington, DC — Bush administration rules limiting what U.S. Department of Commerce employees can say to the media or in public do not apply...

PEERMail: We Need More Than Oversight

We Need More Than Oversight Don’t get me wrong. For the past two years, congressional oversight has been synonymous with congressional overlook. Scrutiny enforced by subpoena would be a welcome change. If the past two years show anything, it’s that inside the...

Climate and Ocean Scientists Put Under New Speech Restraints

Climate and Ocean Scientists Put Under New Speech Restraints Washington, DC — Federal climate, weather and marine scientists will be subject to new restrictions as to what they can say to the media or in public, according to agency documents released today by Public...
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