Category: Klamath
Fired scientist resolves whistleblower complaint with feds
By TIM HEARDEN
Capital Press [link]
YREKA, Calif. – A former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation senior science adviser who claimed he was fired earlier this year for speaking out about the Klamath River dam removal process has apparently …
Former employee settles scuffle with agency over firing complaint
INTERIOR:
Former employee settles scuffle with agency over firing complaint
Emily Yehle, E&E reporter
Published: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A former scientific integrity officer has come to an agreement with the Interior Department over his allegation that the agency fired …
Scientific Whistleblower Complaint Resolved
For Immediate Release: Dec 04, 2012 [link]
Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337
SCIENTIFIC WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT RESOLVED
Successful Mediation under Auspices of U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Posted on Dec 04, 2012 | Tags: DOI, Scientific Integrity
JOINT
Scientist Accuses Obama’s Interior Department of Misconduct
A whistleblower fired earlier this year says the agency violated its own policy meant to ensure the use of sound science.
—By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones
Klamath River. U.S. Army Corps Secrecy creep
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon
August 14, 2012
That the Obama administration has waged an unprecedented war on whistleblowers is by now well-known …
Critique of the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy
Critique of the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy
August 8, 2012
Introduction:I served as a member of the Department of Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Scientific Integrity …
PURGED SCIENCE ADVISOR TESTS INTERIOR’S INTEGRITY POLICIES
PEER: For Immediate Release: August 8, 2012 Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337
Washington, DC — One of the Interior Department’s …
Full Committee Oversight Hearing on “Oversight of the Actions, Independence and Accountability of the Acting Inspector General of the Department of the Interior”
On August 2, 2012, the House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee had an oversight hearing on the independence and accountability of the Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General [transcript]. Most of the hearing focused on the …
Department of Interior Email update on Scientific Integrity Review
[LINK]
From: Ralph_Morgenweck@fws.gov [mailto:Ralph_Morgenweck@fws.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:18 PM
To: phouser@gmu.edu
Cc: suzette_kimball@usgs.gov; ldovell@usgs.gov; Fay_Iudicello@ios.doi.gov;
Subject: Contractor review of your allegations of scientific misconduct
Dr. Houser, in order to keep you abreast of …
Decline in king salmon is rooted in the sea, state biologists say
Mon Jun 25 09:40:24 EDT 20121900 The Anchorage Daily News (www.adn.com)
By RICHARD MAUER (06/24/12 22:06:41)
Something in the ocean has been death to Alaska’s king salmon.
The state’s iconic fish, treasured for food, sport and cash, should now be …
