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Some career federal employees just don't fit in anymore. What happened to these six Interior Department and EPA staffers after they stuck out their necks for the environment? Were they promoted, reassigned or so frustrated that they resigned? 1. Martha Hahn, Idaho state director for the Bureau of Land Management, who reduced cattle grazing on some federal land in southwest Idaho - (a) - promoted (b) - reassigned (c) - so frustrated she resigned 2. Tim Salt, California Desert District manager for the Bureau of Land Management, who protected endangered species on BLM desert lands - (a) - promoted (b) - reassigned (c) - so frustrated he resigned 3. Kate Cannon, manager of Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, who cut back on cattle grazing in the monument - (a) - promoted (b) - reassigned (c) - so frustrated she resigned 4. Brad Powell, head of the Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, who approved a management plan for Sierra Nevada national forests that would limit logging, grazing, and off-road-vehicle use - (a) - promoted (b) - reassigned (c) - so frustrated he resigned 5. Robert J. Martin, ombudsman for the EPA, who has protected the public's interests in Superfund cases - (a) - promoted (b) - reassigned (c) - so frustrated he resigned 6. Eric Schaeffer, director of the EPA's Office of Regulatory Enforcement, who brought to light the agency's failure to crack down on power plants that violate the Clean Air Act - (a) - promoted (b) - reassigned (c) - so frustrated he resigned   Illustration by Tim Carroll