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In response, Hassen sought to remove Irish from his job, accusing him of “subverting, obstructing and delaying” the granting of access. Irish remains on leave as of Monday, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which is representing Irish in challenging his ...

Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which advocates on behalf of federal workers, said he heard from “dozens” of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staffers who received such notices. “At a time when the ...

“To me, it just points to a deliberate lack of planning,” Whitehouse said. “That’s the strategy. They don’t care. It’s creating all these problems for employees.” PEER outlined its concerns in a Tuesday letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, claiming that “sloppy ...

Tim Whitehouse, PEER’s executive director, said Interior is attempting to punish Irish “for doing his job” and that government attorneys should “ask questions to ensure the legitimacy of actions before proceeding.” Whitehouse added in a statement: “The consequences of a ...

A worker advocacy group is seeking outside federal help to force the reinstatement of as many as 168 idled EPA employees to active job duties. In a complaint filed Friday, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility alleged EPA’s decision to keep those staffers on administrative ...

Nevertheless, the policy directed about $100 million in subsidies to incinerators in Maryland and Virginia between 2012 and 2022, according to a report from environmental group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The group projected that a further $200 million in subsidies ...