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Organizations Are Improperly Offering Yoga Classes and $20K Weddings in National Parks

by PEER | December 26, 2019
“Non-profit organizations are improperly offering wedding, yoga and rental services at national parks, according to a recent audit, and bilking taxpayers in the process. The National Park Service partners with nonprofits to run Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) on ...

E-Bike Advocates’ Influence Questioned

by PEER |
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — A series of meetings between e-bike industry lobbyists and federal officials has been terminated due to legal concerns, according to documents obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility under the Freedom of Information Act. The rules governing ...

Park Service Disbands E-Bike Advisory Group Over Secret Lobbying Concerns

by PEER | December 19, 2019
“WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The National Park Service, facing a lawsuit from conservation groups for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails, disbanded a bike-industry group that has been accused of secret lobbying for that access. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...

National Park Service Disbands E-Bike Advisory Group Following Secret Lobbying Concerns

by PEER |
“WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The National Park Service, facing a lawsuit from conservation groups for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails, disbanded a bike-industry group that has been accused of secret lobbying for that access. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...

Government Accountability Project Submits Letter to the Office of Special Counsel in Support of Pending Whistleblower Case for CDC Climate Scientist George Luber

by PEER | December 18, 2019
Yesterday, Government Accountability Project submitted to the Office of Special Counsel a letter of support for climate scientist and federal whistleblower Dr. George Luber, whose employer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retaliated against him ...

NPS Axes Industry-Dominated Advisory Group Amid Legal Fears

by PEER | December 17, 2019
“The National Park Service has disbanded an industry-dominated electric bike advisory group after an advocacy organization complained that it violated federal law. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said the E-bike Partner and Agency Group did not comply with ...
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