EPA Watchdog Says Officials Violated Whistleblower Protections With Dissenting Scientist

Two other scientists also faced retaliation in violation of the agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy, the internal watchdog found. An internal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) watchdog has found that top officials wrongfully retaliated against three staff scientists who disagreed about the handling of risk assessment procedures for new chemicals. It’s also alleged that risk assessments were altered, despite objections from the scientists, to approve the new chemicals for use within a “ridiculous” 90-day statutory deadline. Across the five separate reports, the OIG said it found that three of these employees faced...