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CDC scientist George Luber seeking whistleblower protection

by PEER | August 26, 2019
“George Luber alleges that the agency retaliated against him for speaking out on climate change and for raising concerns that it was shifting funds intended for climate change and health programmes to other areas. Represented by the non-profit Public Employees for Environmental ...

Climate Politics

by PEER |
From: Resilience “George Luber, an official with the Asthma and Community Health Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health, intends to file a whistleblower complaint over his treatment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after having raised concerns about ...

Some Call Foul On ‘Delay’ of Trump Water-Pumping Promise

by PEER | August 21, 2019
From: The Business Journal “Despite that claim, a report was ready but never released, said Jeff Ruch, Pacific region director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit service organization for local, state and federal environmental and public health ...

EPA Exceeded Trump’s Deregulatory Expectations

by PEER | August 17, 2019
From: Government Executive “EPA under the Trump administration has been under intense scrutiny for its regulation rollbacks, dismissal of scientists and political interference in agencies’ science work. At EPA, “Decisions for the most part are made without consulting or seeking ...

Top CDC Health and Climate Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint

by PEER |
From: Inside Climate News “The Trump administration’s drive to cut climate change out of federal research and policy has been underway at the Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department since Trump took office. The scientists and their advocates say it has now ...

U.S. climate scientist removed from job to file whistleblower complaint

by PEER |
From: CNBC “A climate scientist for the Trump administration’s health protection agency who was ordered by his agency to drop work on climate issues will file a whistleblower complaint this week with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, his lawyers said on Wednesday. George Luber, ...
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