Trump Admin “Deliberately” Tanking Morale to Get Parks Staff to Quit, Official Says in Leaked Tape
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Michelle Shaffer | January 21, 2026
Critics of President Donald Trump’s administration say the rollout of the new ratings system at the Park Service could herald broader changes across the federal government. “The National Park Service is enforcing this with great vigor, which is surprising and disappointing given how ...
EPA Whistleblowers Provide New Evidence of Ongoing Failure to Assess Dangerous Chemicals
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Susan Sargent | August 1, 2022
According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the organization that’s representing the whistleblowers, the statements may be a violation of the law. “I hope that the inspector general evaluates whether these false statement are violations of the criminal statute,” ...
Internal EPA Report Describes “Incredibly Toxic Work Environment” in New Chemicals Division
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Susan Sargent | March 30, 2022
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, which has been representing the whistleblowers and submitted the Freedom of Information Act Request for the internal report, said that the newly released document vindicated the group’s clients. “It supports everything they’ ...
Documents Reveal Identities of Three EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards
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Susan Sargent | March 2, 2022
THE WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO have alleged systemic corruption in the Environmental Protection Agency’s New Chemicals Division have refrained from releasing the names of the managers and other agency officials who they say have repeatedly interfered with the chemical assessment process. But now ...
EPA Official Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen
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Susan Sargent | December 22, 2021
Yet one official, who holds a senior leadership role in the agency, felt that the dangers of PCBTF should not be mentioned in the assessment. In a December 18, 2019, email she described the chemical as “just a solvent there as a part of making it,” according to screenshots of the email ...