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BITTER FLORIDA COLD CONTRIBUTES TO 166 MANATEE DEATHS THIS YEAR, A RECORD PACE

From: KHOU

“When water temperatures stay below 68 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time, manatees suffer cold-stress syndrome. That causes weight loss, fat loss, dehydration and other…

THERE ARE STRICT RULES ABOUT WHAT SOME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CAN SAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

From: Futurism

“Ironically, the goals of the Hatch Act to remove partisanship from federal service and base personnel solely on merit, seem farther away even as the Act extends into…

FEDERAL WORKERS WARNING: ONLINE ACTIVITY POSES NEW DANGER TO YOUR JOBS

From: KUER

““The fact that we have a president who is sort of the Twitterer-in-Chief in a position to basically shut down social media competition is another one of the ironies here,”…

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COULD GET FIRED FOR LIKING THE WRONG TWEET

From: Motherboard

““Federal employees who get into Twitter spats with Donald Trump face career risks that the Tweeter-in-Chief does not"

ZINKE SIGNED ORDER IN JANUARY MAKING 'ACTING' DIRECTORS OFFICIAL

From: The Hill

“Signed under the radar, Zinke’s Jan. 12 order gave the acting directors for such bureaus as the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service “temporary re-delegation…


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JERSEY RUSHES SCIENCE BOARD NAMES TO BEAT COURT ORDER

DEP Science Advisory Board Studded with Industry Employees and Consultants

INTERIOR SCIENCE HAS INTEGRITY ISSUES, IG SAYS

No Safeguards against Political Manipulation of Science despite Repeated Scandals

WORLD’S BIGGEST WHISTLEBLOWER AGENCY HAS FEWER THAN 80 STAFF

Congress Heaps on New Whistleblower Jurisdiction without Resources to Implement

OSHA TO MAKE ONLY TINY DENT IN HUGE HEALTH STANDARD BACKLOG

No Strategy or Resources to Counter the Silent Epidemic of Workplace Exposures

TIGHTER NEW JERSEY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS IN OBLIVION

Drinking Water Institute Chair Resigns in Frustration; Successor to be Announced