Fired EPA Worker Alleges She Was Dismissed for Opposing Zeldin

A former EPA employee who claims she was fired for signing a petition criticizing the Trump administration is now suing the agency.

The lawsuit filed Monday argues that the Environmental Protection Agency violated former special government employee Elin Warn Betanzo’s First Amendment rights by firing her because she publicly criticized agency leadership.

Betanzo also claims the EPA violated the Administrative Procedure Act because its actions were arbitrary, capricious, and unconstitutional; the Federal Advisory Committee Act because her suspension and firing undermined the independence of the committee on which she served; and the Whistleblower Protection Act because her speech was a ...