"PEER Alleges Coup D’Etat and Purge at Chemical Safety Board"

"Strife within the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has burst into the open again with one board member seizing control and ordering immediate suspension of the agency’s entire executive staff.

That’s according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents in refineries, factories, and other fixed facilities."

Corporate Crime Reporter had the story June 22, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Two Placed on Administrative Leave as Tensions Mount at Chemical Safety Board" (GovExec)

"Coup d'État and Purge Befalls Chemical Safety Board" (PEER Release of 6/18/2015)

"Chemical Safety Board Still in Disarray" (ChemInfo)

"How a Political Appointee Gets Fired in Washington" (Government Executive)

"'The Agency Is Broken. It Needs To Be Rebuilt' -- Former CSB Member" (Greenwire)