EPA SAYS HIGHER RADIATION LEVELS POSE ‘NO HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECT’
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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
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Susan Sargent |
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 ...
YELLOWSTONE OFFICIALS SAY ADDING ANTENNAE TO MOUNT WASHBURN FIRE LOOKOUT WOULD HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT
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Susan Sargent |
From: Yellowstone Insider “The determination that the Mt. Washburn proposal would have an “adverse” visual effect was included in a letter from Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk to preservation officials that was obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.” ...
INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE VOWS TO END CULTURE OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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Susan Sargent |
From: Los Angeles Times ““This is the fourth declaration of zero tolerance of sexual harassment we’ve heard from the Interior Department in the past three years alone,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “The ...
WIRELESS UPGRADE WOULD GIVE YELLOWSTONE A BLACK EYE: ENVIRONMENTALISTS
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Susan Sargent | October 13, 2017
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 ...