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TRUMP INACTION LEAVES WHISTLE BLOWERS TRAPPED IN A SWAMP

From: Buzzflash

“According to a December 5 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) news release, whistleblowers who are punished or fired from federal agencies are…

PRUITT'S SECRECY IN RUNNING THE EPA FAULTED BY CRITICS

From: NoLa

“"This is a huge change, and they made it over a few days, with almost no record, no documentation," Ruchs said, adding, "It wasn't so much cooking the books. It was throwing…

HOW WILL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESPOND TO SCIENTISTS' CLIMATE REPORT?

From: CBC News

“'Behind the scenes, there will be a witch hunt,' says former EPA whistleblower Kyla Bennett, New England director of PEER."

WHAT PUSHED A SENIOR EPA OFFICIAL TO RESIGN IN PROTEST?

From: Mint Press News

“Pruitt’s agenda means children and grandchildren will have to live with the greater threat of environmental disasters, such as “Hurricane Katrina, where small…

EPA OFFICE OF WATER DIRECTOR RESIGNS TO PROTEST TRUMP'S CHOKE-HOLD OVER THE AGENCY

From: ZME Science

“While she admits that family concerns also played a hand in the decision, her blistering exit letter makes no qualms in criticizing the Trump administration’s fondness…


News Releases

Leading Whistleblower Organizations Launch Update to Survival Guide For Whistleblowers on 30th Anniversary of Whistleblower Protection Act

WASHINGTON – Today, on the 30th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), Project On Government Oversight (POGO), Government Accountability Project and Public Employees for Environmental…

STATES CONTINUE EXPANDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

Ten States Upgraded Laws in Past Year but Wide Variations in Coverage Remain

NO WHISTLEBLOWER RELIEF IN BROKEN CIVIL SERVICE COURT

Without a Quorum, MSPB Paralyzed as Cases in Backlog Limbo Now Exceed 1,100

TRUMP MONKEY-WRENCHES WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

Collapse of Civil Service Court Risks Potential Personnel and Judicial Meltdowns

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH TIED IN KNOTS

Ethical Quagmires Line Narrow Path of Federal Workers’ Ability to Speak Out