Scientific Integrity

NewsNation: East Palestine residents ‘getting sicker,’ testing expert says

"The EPA has stonewalled and Freedom of Information Act request and the EPA has refused to test residents that apparently are showing health symptoms. The EPA is refusing to test their property. Those are two things that are very suspicious. Why is the EPA not testing residents' soil and indoor air, and what does the EPA have to hide? Why won't they produce the FOIA request?"

2023-09-25T10:21:46-04:00September 25th, 2023|Environment, EPA, In The News, Public Health, Scientific Integrity|

Government Accountability Project launches investigation into East Palestine disaster response, files FOIA lawsuit against EPA, provides citizen whistleblower protection for independent scientist Scott Smith

Government Accountability Project is launching its own investigation into the EPA’s response to the East Palestine train derailment and providing citizen whistleblower protection to Scott Smith, the independent scientist who uncovered significantly elevated levels of dioxins and related compounds, or furans, in East Palestine, Ohio.

2023-09-21T15:31:43-04:00September 21st, 2023|Environment, EPA, Press release, Public Health, Scientific Integrity|

Our Top 5 of 2022

Our Top 5 of 2022 2022 was a record year! At Government Accountability Project, we were hard at work protecting whistleblowers and helping bring their disclosures to light. As one year ends and the next begins, we want to look back and reflect upon our best work and most important cases of 2022. Meltdown: [...]

Press Release: New York City Monkeypox Whistleblower Testifies About Health Department’s Dangerous Monkeypox Public Messaging

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2022 New York City Monkeypox Whistleblower Testifies About Health Department’s Dangerous Monkeypox Public Messaging Dr. Don Weiss Repeatedly Told City Officials that Advising the Public – “Sores Should be Covered” When Having Sex -- was Wrong Based on the Science and Medicine WASHINGTON—At today’s New York City Council Health [...]

2022-08-24T12:37:47-04:00August 24th, 2022|Monkeypox, Press, Public Health, Scientific Integrity|

Newsday: Monkeypox has health officials repeating their COVID-19 mistakes

Monkeypox has health officials repeating their COVID-19 mistakes This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Dr. Don Weiss, and was originally published here. It’s a virus with a different name, different symptoms, and different forms of transmission. Yet as monkeypox spreads, we find ourselves mired in the same mess of mixed signals, contradictory [...]

Zero Hedge: Top NYC Health Official Claims ‘Retaliation’ After Monkeypox Messaging Dispute

Top NYC Health Official Claims 'Retaliation' After Monkeypox Messaging Dispute This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Dr. Don Weiss, and was originally published here. A veteran top infectious diseases expert at the New York City Health Department says he was reassigned in "retaliation" for butting heads with higher-ups regarding the city's monkeypox messaging. [...]

Gothamist: Monkeypox: Watchdog group joins fight to reinstate NYC health official, issues warning letter to commish

Monkeypox: Watchdog group joins fight to reinstate NYC health official, issues warning letter to commish This article features Government Accountability Project's whistleblower client, Dr. Don Weiss, and was originally published here. Dr. Don Weiss isn’t taking his reassignment lying down. As Gothamist reported two weeks ago, the senior epidemiologist was removed from his post as [...]

Press Release: New York City Monkeypox Whistleblower Seeks Reinstatement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2022 New York City Monkeypox Whistleblower Seeks Reinstatement Dr. Don Weiss Will Use Whistleblower Laws to Compel the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to Reverse His Recent “Reassignment” for Whistleblowing WASHINGTON—Government Accountability Project has notified New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Ashwin [...]

Government Executive: The EPA is Getting Rid of Its Online Archive and Groups Are Unhappy

The EPA is Getting Rid of Its Online Archive and Groups Are Unhappy This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Environmental Protection Agency plans to sunset its online archive next month and activist groups are not happy about it. Content from the archive will be moved elsewhere when the archive [...]

2022-06-16T12:27:06-04:00June 16th, 2022|Environment, EPA, In The News, Scientific Integrity|