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EPA watchdog substantiates retaliation findings against Blacks in Green
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General concluded that Blacks in Green terminated an employee and removed the employee’s supervisory duties in retaliation for protected disclosures about potential inaccuracies in grant documentation. The watchdog did not substantiate a separate allegation that the employee was removed from meetings in retaliation.
Status matters. This page records a sourced development, not a completed No Halo investigation. An allegation is not a finding. Dismissals, settlements, judgments, corrections and final outcomes remain distinct.
Donor relevance
Why this matters
The finding concerns treatment of a grant-related whistleblower and raises governance, employment and federal-grant oversight issues for a charity receiving public funds.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The findings were made by the EPA Office of Inspector General under the federal contractor and grantee whistleblower-protection law.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not independently reviewed the investigative evidence or established whether the grant documentation contained inaccuracies. The EPA watchdog did not substantiate the meeting-removal allegation.
Right of reply
Organization response
No response from Blacks in Green was located on the consulted EPA OIG summary page.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Regulator Finding. Current state: Resolved. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published September 29, 2026 · Last verified October 2, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.