MEDIA FALSELY REPORTS TRUMP’S EPA IS ‘WEAKENING RADIATION SAFETY LEVELS’

by Susan Sargent | October 18, 2017
From: The Daily Caller “The story suggested the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was quietly “weakening radiation safety levels.” Bloomberg’s report was based on documents provided by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a liberal group.” Read ...

SCOTT PRUITT’S EPA SAYS MAYBE MORE RADIATION EXPOSURE WOULDN’T BE SO HARMFUL

by Susan Sargent | October 17, 2017
From: Gizmodo “Environmental protection non-profit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility published a document on their website comparing the two guidelines, saying previous EPA estimates indicate the 2017 revision would mean “every 86th person would get a cancer from that ...

EPA SAYS HIGHER RADIATION LEVELS POSE ‘NO HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECT’

by Susan Sargent | October 16, 2017
From: Bloomberg “Even with those lower standards, the EPA had never before said that any level of radiation exposure is safe, according to Jeff Ruch, executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group of government workers and retirees.” ...

BURDENED BY AUSTERITY, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BREAKS THE LAW

From: New York Times “”The summit of Mt. Washburn has been the biggest destination for hikers and now it’s going to be like hiking to a telecommunications bunker,” PEER head Jeff Ruch said by telephone. “At this point, we would not be surprised if Yellowstone ...
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