Environmental Protection Agency accused of retaliating against scientists who voiced concerns about toxic chemicals
09/24/2024 / By Cassie B.
A group of government scientists say they were pressured by management at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to present new chemicals they were investigating as being safer than they actually were.
When they failed to delete evidence of the serious dangers associated with the chemicals, their managers did it themselves.
The scientists claim that after pushing back, they were hit with negative performance reviews, while some lost their positions in the new chemical division and were reassigned to other parts in the agency.
Last week, the Inspector General of the EPA announced their finding that three of the scientists’ treatment can be considered retaliation, confirming that their negative reviews and reassignments were retaliatory. They also concluded that the scientists being denied a work-related incentive that can be used to take time off or traded for cash was retaliatory as well.
https://www.pollution.news/2024-09-24-epa-accused-retaliating-against-scientists-toxic-chemicals.html
