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Whistleblower Visits IU McKinney
10/05/2018
Joel Clement, Senior Fellow at the Center for Science and Democracy, visited IU McKinney for a presentation titled, "Taking It Personally: The Fate of Public Service in the Age of Trump." His talk took place in Room 300 at Inlow Hall on October 4.
Clement was the head of the Office of Policy Analysis at the Department of Interior, and specialized in climate policy, before being reassigned to a position that had nothing to do with his science training. Clement led a high-level office of talented policy experts, provided advice and analysis for White House leadership and two Interior Secretaries, developed or contributed to research and conservation science programs in temperate and tropical ecosystems around the world, and established a leading conservation science program for a philanthropic foundation. He was awarded the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage in September, 2017 for blowing the whistle on the Trump Administration's disregard for American health and safety in the face of climate change impacts. Clement's visit was hosted by the Environmental Resilience Institute, IU McKinney's Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Law Program, the IUPUI School of Science, and the Center for Urban Health.
