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From: Outside Online “Nearly two years into the Trump administration, the DOI, for instance, has nearly as many of these vacant positions that must be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate (eight), as it has filled (nine). And there is currently no nominee for seven of ...

From: Outside “Erosions of public input about decisions on public lands aren’t new. They also occurred under the Obama administration, says Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). But Ruch and other watchdogs say the trend has been ...

From: Bloomberg Environment “Investigators at a small federal agency that examine major industrial disasters are focusing on the most relevant safety recommendations—a change from past practice, an agency official said Oct. 23. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, ...

From: KFSK “The timber sale problems were highlighted by the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, a nationwide watchdog group based in Silver Spring, Maryland. PEER published the 2016 Forest Service review of the sales and sued the agency for documents ...

From: S&P Global “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, found that the statements “stand in contrast to published research and conclusions of the EPA” and therefore submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, for the EPA to ...

From: Inside NoVa “In 2013, the EPA retracted its prior safety assurances about of rubber tire turf fields, according to PEER. PEER became involved in the issue after an EPA toxicologist enlisted the nonprofit’s help in urging the agency to perform a risk assessment, Jeff Ruch, ...