Protecting the Scientific Endeavor

Drinking water expert Elin Warn Betanzo is suing the Trump administration for its “zero-tolerance policy” towards dissent. In a federal lawsuit filed on June 22, she accuses the EPA of violating her First Amendment rights by suspending and later removing her from an EPA advisory committee.

“The Trump EPA is using their zero-tolerance policy to intimidate EPA scientists from doing their jobs to protect Americans. So this is my story, but it’s also the story of many others,” said Warn Betanzo.

Former EPA advisor Elin Warn Betanzo is suing the Environmental Protection Agency for its "zero-tolerance" policy toward dissent and for violating her First Amendment rights by firing her after she publicly criticized agency leadership.