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March 15, 2023

Senior EPA Official’s Conduct Draws Third Ethics Complaint

Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) announced it has filed yet another complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ethics office
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March 8, 2023

Records Show Special Treatment for Former Employers of FTC Chair Khan and Her Chief of

Protect the Public’s Trust announced that documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal an unusually close relationship between
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February 28, 2023

At Department of Ed It’s Concierge Service for Unions, Closed Door for Parents

Federal watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust announced findings from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit demonstrating the vastly inequitable
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February 22, 2023

PPT Investigates Feds Funneling Taxpayer Dollars to Organizations Targeting Americans’ Speech

Protect the Public’s Trust announced another prong of its investigation of the federal government’s involvement in online censorship. Federal agencies
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February 10, 2023

PPT Forced to Sue for Records of “Dangerous” Virus Research Involving the Wuhan Lab, EcoHealth,

Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) announced a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) for unlawfully withholding documents related
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February 8, 2023

Compliance for Thee But Not for Me; NARA Refuses to Take its Own Advice

Ethics watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) announced a transparency lawsuit against the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for
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February 2, 2023

Taxpayer Promotion of “Mayor Pete” May Violate Department Rules

Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s short-lived run for the presidency was chronicled in a widely panned and generally
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January 30, 2023

PPT Exposes Possibly “Most Egregious” Ethics Violation at Haaland’s Interior Department

Protect the Public’s Trust announced an ethics complaint against the second-ranked official at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at
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January 30, 2023

“Friendly” or “Not Friendly”; Did Interior Leadership Downplay Threat by Climate Protesters Leading up to

Protect the Public’s Trust highlighted shocking details surrounding the violent October 14, 2021, climate protest outside of, and inside, the
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January 18, 2023

Secretary Buttigieg Was a No-Show During Supply Chain Crisis, Documents Show

Protect the Public’s Trust highlighted Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s calendar barren of meetings on the supply chain
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