PEERMail: Bad Actors Abound
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Susan Sargent | May 1, 2019
Although we expect the current Senate to cower as the President continues to erode that body’s Constitutional powers, we will continue to challenge these appointments ...
Organizations Team up to Produce Survival Guide for Government Whistleblowers
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Susan Sargent | April 26, 2019
From: Federal News Network “Few federal management challenges are as vexing as how to deal with whistleblowers. For whistleblowers, things can be even tougher. They face retaliation and job loss. To mark the 30th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Project on ...
EPA Administrator Asked to Back Up Climate Claims Made on TV With Science
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Susan Sargent |
From: Ars Technica “In an appearance on CBS News in late March, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler told Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett that the threat posed by climate change is “50 to 75 years out.” Now, environmental lobby group ...
Congress Stonewalled on Access to Mining Data
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Timberjay “It appears the Trump administration is continuing to stonewall public records requests filed by congressional committees looking into federal decision-making related to two Minnesota copper-nickel mining projects. Congressional committees are examining a number ...
Plan to Drill in Alaskan Wildlife Refuge Downplays Climate Impact, U.S. Agency Argues
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Susan Sargent |
From: Science Magazine “Plans to drill Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have underestimated the effects of climate change, one arm of the Interior department is warning another. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) pointed to several aspects of climate change that were ...