EPA employees prevail in a free-speech suit

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The DC Circuit Court overturned an EPA honoraria ban that only allowed employees to receive lodging and expenses for authorized speeches when it was used to prevent two whistle-blowers from being compensated. The Court found that the ban was a violation of Hugh Kaufman and William Sanjour's free speech rights based on a US Supreme Court ruling in United States v. National Treasury Employees Union. The ruling determined that compensation for officially sanctioned travel could continue but that dissenting employees could be compensated as well.

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Air, water, & solid waste management, Environmental Protection Agency, Whistle blowing, Whistleblowing, Speeches, lectures and essays, Honoraria

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Chevron counsel accused; a federal judge says there may have been witness tampering in $500M suit

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Allegations of expert witness tampering became the focal point of an environmental racism against Chevron USA. Federal Judge Kenneth Hoyt ruled evidence could be introduced regarding Chevron's dealings with an expert witness for the African American community of Kennedy Heights in Houston. According to testimony, Chevron offered to hire Exploration Technologies contingent on the firm's termination of its work for Kennedy Heights. Chevron contended it rescinded the offer after counsel discovered the potential conflict of interest.

Petroleum industry, Witnesses, Evidence, Expert, Expert evidence, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

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EPA goes to bat for native Americans

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The US Environmental Protection Agency on Mar 26 issued its first-ever formal objection to a project based on environmental justice grounds. The S Lawrence Trafficway, a $60 million federal highway project in KS, might encroach on the wetalnds and religious ceremonial grounds of Haskell Indian Nations U, the country's only multitribe university. Now the Dept of Transportation must either seek a redesign, withdraw federal funds, or proceed over the EPA's objections and face certain lawsuits.

Native Americans, Native North Americans

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