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From: Think Progress
“The EPA’s integrity policy is stuck “in utero,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a Washington, D.C.-based…
From: Greenwire
“"Federal employees who depart from the official talking points enter murky waters," Ruch said. "Unlike White House staff who are merely counseled about clear ethics…
From: Liberation
“Faced with the attacks, a wind of mobilization has traversed the scientific community of the country since the election of November 8, sowing the seeds of the revolt."
From: Washington Post
“Organizations including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Government Accountability Project and the Project on Government Oversight were…
From: WDEF.com
“The group gathered responses from 104 out of 302 managers of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s federal refuge and 364 employees of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),…
Splitting Whistleblower Duties between Agencies Likely Does More Harm than Good
“Safety Cushion” Extended to Polluters at Expense of Public Health
Agency Quietly Pulls Plug on Touted Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
80% of Investigations Found Inadequate; Whistleblowers Win Only 2% of Cases
Secretary Salazar’s Order Could Be Transformative