Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Syrian sources: The Israeli occupation has begun withdrawing from the areas it infiltrated last night in the Quneitra countryside.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Massive bombings in eastern Gaza, the second within half an hour, and its sound was heard from central area.
Russian air defense units destroyed a drone that was heading toward Moscow.
Maduro: Tomorrow, a business meeting will be held bringing together hundreds of entrepreneurs from advanced Russian industries with hundreds of Venezuelan businesspeople.
Maduro: In the face of threats, Trinidad and Tobago agreed to suspend all effects of the energy agreement and everything that had been agreed upon in that regard.
Maduro: It’s time to make a choice, either stand with the warmongers who want death and violence, or stand with life.
Maduro: They want our wealth. This is not about drug trafficking, and they know it.
Maduro: Everyone in the world knows that what the economic elite ruling the United States seeks today is Venezuela’s oil, gas, and gold.
Maduro: The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago is complicit and promoting war due to her personal, physical, mental, and moral weaknesses.
President Nicolás Maduro: A series of arrests have been carried out against what could be a group of mercenaries trained and funded by the CIA.

Whistleblowers fired by US environmental protection agency: NGO

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 30 Aug 2025 10:01
3 Min Read

A US science advocacy group has accused the Environmental Protection Agency of firing whistleblowers who criticized the Trump administration's environmental agenda.

Listen
  • x
  • Medical researchers from universities and the National Institutes of Health rally near the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest federal budget cuts Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
    Medical researchers from universities and the National Institutes of Health rally near the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest budget cuts Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come under scrutiny after a science advocacy organization reported the dismissal of five whistleblowers who signed a public letter opposing the environmental policies of the Trump administration.

According to Stand Up for Science, a non-profit group formed in response to federal cuts to research funding, the EPA also issued removal notices to four additional employees. These individuals had signed the EPA Declaration of Dissent, a document critical of the agency’s direction under Donald Trump.

"The EPA fired five whistleblowers who signed the EPA Declaration of Dissent, and issued a Notice of Removal for an additional four employees," the organization stated on Friday.

In a response issued the same day, the EPA did not directly confirm the firings but acknowledged employment actions had been taken. “Following a thorough internal investigation, EPA supervisors made decisions on an individualized basis,” an agency spokesperson said to AFP, adding that the agency could not comment on specific personnel matters.

Read more: Trump admin. eases limits on toxic 'forever chemicals' in water

The agency defended its actions, citing its “zero-tolerance policy for career officials using their agency position and title to unlawfully undermine, sabotage, and undercut the will of the American public that was clearly expressed at the ballot box last November.”

Related News

Former US officials urge dropping charges against former FBI director

Venezuela moves to suspend energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago

The EPA also claimed the petition contained "inaccurate information designed to mislead the public about agency business."

Trump environmental policies spark staff revolt

Since taking over as EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin has implemented the Trump administration’s environmental rollback agenda. This has included dismantling climate regulations, expanding fossil fuel development, and reducing clean energy funding, actions that have alarmed scientists and environmental advocates across the United States.

In July, over 270 EPA employees signed the open letter criticizing the agency’s leadership. Of those, 170 allowed their names to be published. The letter warned of political interference, erosion of scientific integrity, and threats to public health protections.

“I signed the Declaration of Dissent because science is being sidelined in favor of political expedience,” one unnamed EPA employee was quoted as saying in the non-profit’s report.

US agencies clamp down on internal dissent

The reported dismissals at the EPA follow similar crackdowns within other federal bodies under the Trump administration. Employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also faced disciplinary measures after expressing dissent.

Advocacy groups warn that these actions could have a chilling effect on transparency within federal agencies.

“This is a dangerous precedent,” said a spokesperson for Stand Up for Science. “The public relies on whistleblowers to expose misconduct, especially when public health and environmental safety are at stake.”

Read more: US judge orders federal agencies to rehire employees fired in gov cut

  • Whistleblower
  • United States
  • US Environmental Protection Agency
  • US
  • Science
  • Donald Trump
  • Trump administration

Most Read

'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

  • Technology
  • 24 Oct 2025
Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes

Arab League chief exposes secret US deal shielding 'Israel’s' nukes

  • Politics
  • 27 Oct 2025
Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Al-Quds Brigades, during a speech televised on October 22, 2025 (Al-Quds Brigades Military Media)

Al-Quds Brigades' Abu Hamza mourns leaders, vows continued resistance

  • Politics
  • 22 Oct 2025
US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

  • Africa
  • 23 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas (AP)
Politics

Nearly 3,800 US flights disrupted amid ongoing government shutdown

FILE - The Amazon logo is pictured at the Amazon Robotic Sorting Fulfillment Center in Madison County, Miss., Aug. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Economy

Amazon to cut 30,000 jobs in largest layoff in company history

Eurofighter Typhoon Spain's Air Force fighter jets fly above the military parade marking 'Día de la Hispanidad', or Hispanic Day, in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP)
Politics

UK sells 20 Eurofighter jets to Türkiye in £8bn defense agreement

Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025 (AP)
Politics

RSF tightens El Fasher siege as Sudan risks fragmentation: Reuters

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS