EPA Told to Reinstate Whistle-Blower

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EPA Told to Reinstate Whistle-Blower

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December 9, 1992 | Copyright

The Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to reinstate a senior scientist and pay him $50,000 for emotional distress after he was fired for what he claimed were his whistle-blowing activities, his lawyer said yesterday.

William Marcus, a senior toxicologist in the EPA's office of drinking water, was fired last May 13 after a lengthy investigation of his outside activities as an expert trial witness and how they related to his position at the EPA.

During the appeal, Marcus maintained that his superiors knew about his outside work. He argued that his dismissal stemmed from a controversial internal memorandum he wrote in 1990 challenging the agency's position on the adverse health effects of fluoride. …

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