HOW WILL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESPOND TO SCIENTISTS’ CLIMATE REPORT?
From: CBC News “’Behind the scenes, there will be a witch hunt,’ says former EPA whistleblower Kyla Bennett, New England director of PEER.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES STEP UP DEFIANCE OF TRUMP
From: The Hill ““From our point of view, it’s kind of obvious,” said Jeff Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), when asked about staffers’ growing pushback.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
TRUMP HANDS US POLICY WRITING TO SHADOW GROUPS OF BUSINESS EXECS
From: McClatchy DC “The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which describes its mission as protecting employees who protect the environment, expects to file suit as soon as this month over the group Trump set up to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s program ...
FEDS IGNORING FOIA BID FOR LAND ENFORCEMENT DEALS: ENVIROS
From: Law 360 “In a complaint seeking a court order to see the documents, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the Forest Service is shirking FOIA by withholding information” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
AFTER ZERO-TOLERANCE VOW, A PARK CHIEF CITED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT GETS A BONUS AND A NEW JOB
From: Washington Post “Jeff Ruch, PEER’s executive director, blasted the agency’s handling of the case, saying it “perpetuates a culture of impunity.” He said by issuing the talking points, the Park Service “re-victimized the victims and implied that they were not as valuable ...