On July 19, the former top climate policy official at the Department of Interior filed a complaint and a whistleblower disclosure form with the Office of Special Counsel. Many of those reassigned say they were given no notice, according to attorneys who are representing some of the employees. Clement is now the second reassigned Interior employee known to resign. Clement said the disloyalty comment “was enough for people to feel the pressure and a chill.”In his resignation letter, Clement was defiant, accusing Zinke and Trump of poor leadership. In a separate letter, former top Interior executives under Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, George H.W.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2017 18:14 UTC