Outgoing Chemical Safety Chair Fires Managing Director
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Susan Sargent | June 25, 2018
Civil Servant Punished for Doing His Job Amidst Shifting Politics and Leadership ...
UNITED STATES: PS complaints tribunal suspended
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Susan Sargent |
From: PSNews “Senior Counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Paula Dinerstein said that through its inattention, the White House had caused a merit system train-wreck in which whistleblower protections and other safeguards were functionally nullified. ...
House Democrats Call Upon Zinke To Explain Forced Transfer of Dan Wenk
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Susan Sargent |
From: Mountain Journal “In a letter sent to Zinke Friday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who serves as the Democrat’s vice-ranking member of the committee, wrote, “we are concerned that this particular reassignment, in the context of a pattern of questionable ...
EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Numbers Are Dropping Under Pruitt
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Susan Sargent | June 22, 2018
From: Government Executive “At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has tripled the number of bodyguards for the administrator, the agency’s cases brought against polluters is in “free fall,” according to a study released on Thursday by the advocacy group Public ...
For Pollinator Week, Help Ban Pesticide Misters in Your State
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Susan Sargent |
From: Beyond Pesticides “In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims by manufacturers of pesticide misters. Specifically, PEER noted that manufacturers claim that these ...