EXPERTS: TRUMP BUDGET WOULD DRASTICALLY CUT ISLE TSUNAMI PROTECTIONS
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Susan Sargent | June 1, 2017
From: Hawaii News Now “President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to tsunami warning systems would put thousands of lives at risk, Hawaii tsunami experts say.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
HE PLOWED HIS FIELD AND GOT HIT WITH A $2.8 MILLION FINE. WILL TRUMP RESCIND IT?
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Sacramento Bee “Trump’s actions will “eliminate protection for millions of acres of wetlands and many of our streams,” said Kyla Bennett, a former Environmental Protection Agency wetlands official now with a group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...
ZINKE’S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT REVERSAL SENDS BISON RANGE MANAGEMENT PLANS BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
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Susan Sargent |
From: Missoula Independent “”Now it is time for the Fish & Wildlife Service to put its money where its mouth is by committing sufficient resources to not only complete a good plan but also, and more importantly, to implement that plan,” PEER senior counsel Paula ...
TO BOOST WIRELESS COVERAGE, YELLOWSTONE PROPOSES NEW STRUCTURE AT HISTORIC LOOKOUT
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Susan Sargent | May 30, 2017
From: National Parks Traveler “The new comment period comes after the proposed facilities on 10,243-foot Mount Washburn, the telecommunications hub for Yellowstone, and elsewhere in the park were criticized by groups like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, who said park ...
EFFORT TO SAVE AGENCY FROM BUDGET AX DRAWS ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGFUL LOBBYING
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Susan Sargent |
From: Government Executive “Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a frequent critic of CSB management, told Government Executive, “The sole authority on whether Mr. Engler broke rules barring grass-roots lobbying –and ...