Investigation clears US interior-department staff of misconduct
In the first of its reports on alleged scientific misconduct to be released since the 2011 introduction of a new scientific integrity policy, the US Department of Interior (DOI) has rejected allegations brought by Paul Houser, a scientific integrity official and hydrologist who claimed in 2012 that he was fired for trying to do his job calling out bad science. Read more
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