I’m a scientist. I’m blowing the whistle on the Trump administration

I am not a member of the deep state. I am not big government.

Joel Clement - he's blowing the whistle on Trump.

I am a scientist, a policy expert, a civil servant and a worried citizen. Reluctantly, as of today, I am also a whistleblower on an administration that chooses silence over science.

Nearly seven years ago, I came to work for the Interior Department, where, among other things, I’ve helped endangered communities in Alaska prepare for and adapt to a changing climate. But on June 15, I was one of about 50 senior department employees who received letters informing us of involuntary reassignments. Citing a need to “improve talent development, mission delivery and collaboration,” the letter informed me that I was reassigned to an unrelated job in the accounting office that collects royalty checks from fossil fuel companies.

Read the opinion piece on The Washington Post by Joel Clement - “I’m a scientist. I’m blowing the whistle on the Trump administration.”