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NPS accused of shelving employee report on ‘toxic culture’

by PEER | November 15, 2021
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

by PEER |
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

by 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 ...

Listen | Environmental Groups Say Potential Of PFAS In EPA Maps Concerning, Want More Testing

by PEER |
Listen here» Environmental Groups say new data in maps released by the EPA following a lawsuit shows an estimated 3,500 industrial facilities in the State that could pose dangerous health impacts and water contamination. Citizens Campaign for the Environment and PEER say chemicals known ...

Left grows impatient with Biden’s regulatory plans

by PEER | November 11, 2021
“My gut feeling is he has no clue and no desire to take on environmental stuff — none,” said Kyla Bennett, a director at the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “It just seems like they are doing the bare minimum because they are Democrats.” To be sure, ...

Almost 150 Groups Call for Better Whistleblower Protections for Contractors, Grantees

by PEER | November 10, 2021
A diverse coalition of almost 150 organizations is calling on Congress to support a provision to better protect contractors and grantees who blow the whistle on mismanagement and wrongdoing. The organizations sent a letter––shared exclusively with Government Executive––to ...