EPA employees sign ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump
by Associated Press from on (#6YATR)
More than 170 EPA employees signed letter, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of retaliation
A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency's policies under the Trump administration, saying they undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment".
More than 170 EPA employees put their names to the document, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of retaliation, according to Jeremy Berg, a former editor-in-chief of Science magazine who is not an EPA employee but was among non-EPA scientists or academics to also sign. The latter figure includes 20 Nobel laureates.
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