Pacific Regional Office
Jeff Ruch, JD
Of Counsel
Phone: (510) 213-7028
jruch@peer.org
Our Pacific Regional Office serves the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Located near the Port of Oakland, the office expands on the work of our California PEER office which has operated since 1998.
Former long-time PEER Executive Director, Jeff Ruch, operates the Pacific Regional Office. Jeff is a second-generation California native who worked for a number of years in California state government, mostly in the State Legislature as counsel to various committees where he drafted literally hundreds of laws on topics ranging from energy conservation to the rights of employed inventors. Jeff also served stints as a deputy district attorney and as an appellate court clerk.
This Field Office is projected to work with federal, state, and local government employees across a broad backdrop of issues, ranging from federal lands to marine conservation to anti-pollution enforcement.
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC REGION
COMMENTARY | Salmon and Orcas Die in Regulatory Gap – Stormwater Contaminants Poisoning Puget Sound Marine Life
Washington’s Puget Sound is an ecological treasure, yet its native salmonids and other aquatic life are facing increasing peril.
Point Reyes Sweetheart Cattle Leases are Illegal
Dairy and Beef Ranches on Seashore Pay Far Below Fair Market Value
COMMENTARY | Redeeming Santa Susana: Micro-Steps Up a Mountain
The communities around Santa Susana will continue to suffer while Boeing shirks responsibility and leaves a toxic legacy.
Trans-Alaska Pipeline: Gaping Climate Blind Spot
No Federal Assessments of Climate Change Impacts Upon or From Pipeline
L.A. River Poisoned by Toxic PCBs
Santa Susana Likely Suspect but Water Board Withholding Documents
Call to End Federal Subsidies for Wildlife Slaughter
Alaska aerial hunting of bears and wolves sparks protest
NOAA Ducks Responsibility in Alaska King Crab Collapse
Overfishing Driven by Inflated Population Estimates Doomed Red King Crab
Sharp Reduction of Air Tours Slated for Two Hawaii Parks
Current Incessant Overflight Levels Deemed Incompatible with Park Values
Alaska Misuses Federal Wildlife Aid on Killing Predators
Penalize Alaska for Diverting Conservation Dollars to Intensive Management
Newsom Lets Boeing Keep Groundwater Forever Polluted
New Deal Sets No Timetable for Cleaning Highly Toxic Santa Susana Aquifer
COMMENTARY | Countering the Western War on Wolves
A science-based approach to wolf and predator management is the key to restoring ecological balance in America’s Western lands.
Opposition Mounts to Newsom-Boeing Sweetheart Deal
Water Board Hearing on Santa Susana Cleanup Axed as Localities Protest
Newsom Muscling Boeing Sweetheart Deal Through
Water Board Chair Replaced by Former Boeing Consultant Before Hearing
Foreign Research Vessels Free to Wreak Eco-Havoc
No Notice, Permits, or Monitoring; Mass Beaching of Rare Whales Probed
More Toxic Runoff From Santa Susana Field Lab
Latest Monitoring Report Underlines Need for Stricter Contamination Curbs
STATEMENT | Federal Protections Restored to Gray Wolves
A federal judge today reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolves but our work to protect these apex predators is far from over.
COMMENTARY | Climate Integrity Project Targets False Solutions
PEER is launching a Climate Integrity Project to address bogus offsets, keeping clean energy clean and strengthening transparency in climate programs.
Boeing Money Preceded Waiver of Pollution Penalties
Water Board Chair Reaped Boeing Cash Before Woolsey Fire Fines Forgiven
Radioactive Buildings Dynamited Near L.A.
State Permits Santa Susana Demolition Without Controls on Dust Plumes
California May Have Second Most PFAS Sites of Any State
EPA Identifies 120,000 Potential PFAS Sites in U.S. – Far More Than Ever
