[Nhcoll-l] PEER complaint faults USGS for shirking duty to preserve invaluable biological heritage

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) posted a new complaint about the USGS and scientific collections - https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.peer.org_news_news-2Dreleases_scientific-2Dcollections-2Din-2Djeopardy-2Dat-2Dgeological-2Dsurvey.html&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=xOzM5xTTeFGdP42xeTFDENvM1HeOFvP5tMfJH8Xv_3Y&s=g_x_cYqqtbyasbtVO1Z8IhHyzfCMhRw7ElHtCCf5Hq8&e=. It continues the focus of the original June 2015 PEER complaint on how the USGS doesn't preserve and manage biological specimens collected by its scientists. The DOI Inspector General (IG) found in favor of the PEER complaint in August 2017 but the USGS dismissed the IG's findings. This new complaint from PEER asks that USGS formally rescind its response to the IG, under the Data Quality Act, and compose a truthful reply.

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
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