PEER BLASTS DEP FOR FAILURES MADE DURING PETROLEUM CLEANUP PROGRAM REVAMP

by PEER | February 21, 2018
From: Florida Specifier “In a white paper released in January, Florida Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility provided an extensive and well-documented critique of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Petroleum Restoration Program, pointing out its ...

Paul Berkowitz: Case of the Indian Trader

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Paul Berkowitz led PEER to do an autopsy of an official screw-up that was compounded by a cover-up at the National Park Service ...

DEP PREAPPROVAL/PRP TIMELINE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY THE DEP OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

by PEER | February 18, 2018
From: Enviro-Net “In conjunction with our Feb/March 2018 Specifier article entitled “PEER blasts DEP for failures made during petroleum cleanup program revamp,” we offer this timeline of events that lead to the petroleum program reorganization–must-read material for anyone ...

GROUP CLAIMS ACTING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR APPOINTED ILLEGALLY

by PEER | February 13, 2018
From: National Parks Traveler “In its claim, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility contends that Mr. Smith’s appointment was in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. “The way the Trump administration has filled agency leadership slots with temporary or ...

ENVIRO WATCHDOG SAYS DOI TEMP OFFICIALS ARE ILLEGAL

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From: Law360 “In a complaint filed with the DOI’s inspector general, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility claims that the acting heads of the BLM, FWS and NPS are serving in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...