OIG Says EPA ‘Retaliated’ Against Staffers Over TSCA Chemical Reviews

EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has substantiated some but not all of the allegations raised by five current or former agency scientists that program managers retaliated against three of the staffers over their handling of TSCA new-chemical reviews between 2019 and 2022, in violation of its science integrity policy or statutory whistleblower protections. “The investigations determined that three out of the five scientists were retaliated against in violation of the EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy after expressing differing scientific opinions...