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
Federal Agency Rules for Treasure Island Whistleblower
Navy Environmental Lawyer Fired for Advocating Radiation & Toxic Safety
Scientists Urge Biden to “Go Big” for Ocean Protection
Marine National Monuments Needed in Alaskan and U.S. Coastal Waters
Alaska Red King Crab Dethroned by Scientific Fraud
For 40 Years NOAA Inflated Population and Masked Disastrous Overfishing
Another Gulf Deepwater Disaster Narrowly Averted
Hurricane-Induced Drilling Emergency This Fall Only Now Coming to Light
USGS Fires Lab Biosafety Whistleblower
Scientist’s Year-Long Limbo Ends; Groups Push for Accrediting USGS Labs
National Parks Screwing Up Cell Tower Permits
Nearly One-Third Invalid or Expired; Call to Extend Permit Moratorium
Critical Tsunami Warning System Inoperative for Days
NOAA Scientists Ordered Not to Discuss DART Outages on Social Media
Fraud Charged in EPA Pesticide Risk Assessment
Downgrade of Fumigant Cancer-Potential Due to Pervasive Misconduct
Newsom Backs Off Santa Susana Clean-Up Guarantee
Permanent Pollution OK Is Focus of Closed-Door Negotiation with Boeing
Federal Wildlife Disease Labs in Dangerous Shape
Biosafety Breaches Risk Zoonotic Outbreaks and Hinder COVID Research
Tongass Timber Sales Mismanaged – Official Audit
“Pressure to Meet Timber Sale Goals” Led to Violations and Financial Losses
Arctic Refuge Becoming Oil & Gas White Elephant
Desperate Last-Minute Government Maneuvers Denote Industry Disinterest
NRC Drops Plan to Deregulate Rad-waste Disposal
Rare Reversal Reflected Broad Opposition and Lack of Regulatory Clarity
Flying Sea Turtles in Crisis Is Growing Concern
Park Service & NOAA Shrink Sea Turtle Recovery Capacity as Need Spikes
California Should Ban Pesticides with Forever Chemicals
Presence of PFAS in Insecticide Magnifies Agricultural Water Pollution Risks
“Zombie” Dams Imperil Pacific Northwest Waters
Special Counsel Probes Army Corps Failure to Assess Dam Operations
Deregulation of Rad Waste Disposal Plows Ahead
Decommissioned Reactors OK-ed for Landfills in Big Gift to Nuclear Industry
BLOG | Is Pendley Indispensable at BLM or Just Undetectable?
A federal court in Montana is now determining which of William Pendley actions as illegal head of the Bureau of Lang Management (BLM) should be invalidated.
Forest Service Tongass Timber Audit Remains Hidden
Lawsuit Seeks Overdue Audit as Forest Service Preps Big Timber Expansion
Nuclear Cleanup Scam on Supremely Contaminated Site
Historic Designation for Santa Susana Lab Excuses Remediation Obligations