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OPINION: Scripted answers raise flags regarding NOAA coverup
The case for a criminal investigation into Dale Jones Jr., deposed director of fisheries enforcement in New England, gets more and more compelling.
 

That is because information about his conduct gets uglier and uglier.

Yet Jones remains absurdly employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making almost as much as the $158,000 he was making in his previous job.

When is NOAA head Jane Lubchenco going to do something about it? And if she doesn't, when are her overseers in Congress going to start making some serious noise about it?

So far, Jones has been protected, while his level of misconduct suggests that his superiors ought to consider prosecution.

The list of particulars against Jones is by now familiar to those with even a casual involvement in the local fishing industry.

Read the complete story from The Gloucester Daily Times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act

May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.