A 2019 Report Found National Parks Employees Felt Abused and Harassed, but the Agency Never Released It
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PEER | November 16, 2021
The report came to light only after Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility disclosed it on Monday. The National Park Service subsequently distributed it to employees and posted it on its website. PEER accused NPS of seeking to bury the report, and while the agency said it has ...
Environmental groups say safety measures lacking as Santa Susana Field Lab buildings demolished
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PEER | November 15, 2021
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab wrote in the letter that the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, also known as DTSC, endangered public health in communities adjacent to the 2850 acres-acre field allowing contractors ...
Watchdog Group Claims NPS Buried Harassment Report, Agency Disagrees
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At Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, officials claimed the report was intentionally “buried” to the detriment of the Park Service’s workforce. “The Park Service has turned a deaf ear to a cry for help from its own workforce,” said Rocky Mountain ...
NPS accused of shelving employee report on ‘toxic culture’
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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility today accused the National Park Service of “burying” a 2018 report that provided a detailed and critical look at the agency’s long-standing struggles with employee harassment and its “toxic culture.” The report cited “the ...
Breaking: The Park Service buried its own study on harassment
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The report outlined suggestions from employees on how to improve the culture and systems, including human resources support, high-quality training from outside the agency, alternative ways to deal with smaller issues while avoiding cumbersome bureaucratic processes, and better protection ...
Ongoing Wyoming Roundup is Expected to Become the Largest Wild Horse Removal in BLM Program History
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PEER | November 12, 2021
In a report prepared by P.E.E.R., Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, addressing rangeland health, the following findings are presented. “These figures are derived from BLM land health standards assessment datasets obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The land ...