https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/426 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12433 <p>In June 1982 Carolyn DesJardins (formerly Carolyn Larry) began working as a security officer at Detroit Edison’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant located in Newport, Michigan. DesJardins later moved into a staff position where she was responsible for safeguarding security information about the plant’s operation, construction, and equipment. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission enforces rules about the accessibility of the information that DesJardins was protecting. During DesJardin’s tenure, the Fermi 2 Director of Security sent information through the computer system outside of the plant, which was in opposition to the Commission’s rules. Desjardins informed the director of this error, and after continued infringements, DesJardins alerted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, thus becoming a whistleblower. This resulted in her demotion to her previous position of security officer. In response, DesJardins sued to return to her former position. While she won her lawsuit, DesJardins never returned to her position. Instead DesJardins worked as a nuclear security investigator, conducting background checks and investigations.</p> <p>The Carolyn DesJardins Papers document DesJardin’s whistleblower lawsuit and include correspondence, primarily from Detroit Edison and DesJardin’s lawyer, and materials related to the lawsuit, including a transcript of the trial.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12433#comments Energy, power, and environment Nuclear power plants--Environmental aspects--Michigan, Southeastern United States. Dept. of Labor Urban Affairs Work environment Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:22:25 -0500 aorchard 12433 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3877 <p>Thomas Stephens was a founder of the Evergreen Alliance, the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and chaired the National Lawyer's Guild's Toxics Committee in his fight for environmental justice in the Detroit area. His papers reflect his interest and legal work in this arena and related issues, particularly lawsuits involving incinerators in Detroit and Flint, MI.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3877#comments Civil rights Courts--United States Detroit trash incinerator Environmental justice Environmental Protection--Great Lakes (North America) Evergreen Alliance Ford Rouge Plant Hamtramck medical waste incinerator Incinerators--Environmental Aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition Michigan. Air Pollution Control Commission NAACP NAFTA National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Detroit Branch Nuclear power plants--Environmental aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Michigan, Southeastern Urban Affairs Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:18:20 -0400 drice 3877 at https://reuther.wayne.edu