The Department of Yes
by The Intercept | June 30, 2021
“After trying, and failing, to protect human health by calling attention to the tumors caused by bifenthrin, the EPA pesticide assessor had several requests to be appointed to relevant committees denied, a development they felt was retaliation for raising concerns about the pesticide ...
Kickstart: Cutting back on fossil fuel-based plastic in dinosaur models
by Plastics News | June 29, 2021
“Should national parks sell plastic water bottles? Environmental stewardship or nanny state. The change in the White House has some groups pushing to reinstate the ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in national parks. Now, environmental groups led by Public Employees for ...
Government Accountability Project Applauds Landmark Whistleblower Legislation
“Government Accountability Project today praised the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for approving landmark legislation to modernize the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) of 1989. The last time Congress updated our national whistleblowing law was through the Whistleblowing ...
Group says BLM whistleblower enduring ‘torture of the damned’
by WyoFile |
“A group representing a federal environmental specialist blasted the Bureau of Land Management last week after the agency filed new termination papers against him. Public Employees for Environmental Ethics calls Walter Loewen a whistleblower who is being unfairly sacked after he ...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Government Waste, Fraud
by Office of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley | June 26, 2021
“A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 to beef up the government’s most potent tool to fight fraud. Full text of the Administrative False Claims Act can be found HERE. A summary of the legislation can ...