The Energy 202: Congress wants to know when Trump will fill all the vacant positions at Interior

by Susan Sargent | June 18, 2019
From: The Washington Post “Many of the posts have been left unoccupied for so long that they are weighing on the mood of career staff. “We know that morale is very poor,” said Peter Jenkins, a senior counsel at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an ...

OAHS Artificial Turf Replacement Set for This Summer in Easton

From: Wicked Local Easton “Work is expected to begin on replacement of the artificial turf and track at Oliver Ames High School towards the end of June. The project should be completed by around Aug. 23. After a lengthy discussion with parents concerned about possible health risks ...

Government Watchdog Says State, DEP Misleading Public About Drinking Water Quality

From: Naples Daily News “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, released a report last week that says more than half of the state’s drinking water facilities have violations that aren’t being reported to the public by the Florida Department of ...

Trump’s Latest Government Overhaul Aims to Cut Advisory Panels by One-Third

From: CNN “President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to slash the formal system for advising regulators on nearly every area of federal policy. The President signed an executive order directing each agency to “terminate at least one-third of its current” advisory ...

PEERMail: Threats to Public Lands

By now, you have probably have heard about the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to fire Craig Hoover, a long-time, highly respected range management veteran in Nevada. Mr. Hoover got on the wrong side of his management for reporting illegal grazing in the Ely, Nevada area. In ...
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