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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman was cleared of wrongdoing as part of investigation started by a former official and tribal member who quit his post.

Robert Martin, a member of the Makah Nation of Washington, was looking into conflict of interest questions affecting the cleanup of three sites. He said Whitman's business ties may have affected the process but the department's inspector general has just concluded there was no wrongdoing.

Martin left his job as EPA ombudsman because he was being reassigned. The General Accounting Office yesterday testified to the House that the EPA's reorganization was ill-planned.

Get the Story:
Whitman Cleared of Conflict Over Cleanups (The New York Times 7/17)
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EPA chief cleared of wrongdoing in cleanup projects (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 7/17)
EPA chief cleared of conflict in cleanups (The Denver Post 7/17)
Deadline looms for EPA (The Denver Rocky Mountain News 7/17)
EPA Told to Restore Whistle-Blower's Duties (The Washington Post 7/17)
Congressional Auditors Fault EPA Plan (AP 7/16)

Relevant Documents:
GAO Testimony on EPA Ombudsman GAO-02-947T (7/16)

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EPA official resigns from post (4/23)
EPA's Whitman moves to transfer office (4/18)
Whitman being investigated (3/11)
Political dispute over EPA watchdog (1/17)