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Declaring a Public Health Crisis at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco ,  a Federal Superfund Site

by Susan Sargent | June 13, 2018
From: San Francisco Bay View “As a former physician specialist for the San Francisco Department of Public Health and founding chair of the Radiological Subcommittee of the Hunters Point Shipyard Restoration Advisory Board, I hereby declare the Hunters Point Shipyard to be a public ...

Environmental Group Calls Bison Refuge Closures A ‘Vendetta’

From: Boise State Public Radio “”The Fish and Wildlife regional office is waging the equivalent of bureaucratic war against the National Bison Range,” says Ruch. PEER claims that war involves cutting budget and staff. Ruch says the refuge can see more than 200,000 ...

Green Group Hits Administration Over Staff Cuts that Hamper Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

by Susan Sargent | June 12, 2018
From: The Hill “In a letter sent Monday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) argued that recent steps taken by the overseeing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office to diminish staff at the park to 4.5 on-site staff hurt the ...

I Declare The Hunters Point Shipyard To Be A Public Health Emergency

by Susan Sargent | June 11, 2018
From: Indy Bay “The parcels in question border former Parcel A where families are now housed according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility executive director Jeff Ruch. Ruch obtained the EPA review under the Freedom of Information Act and states, “Documents ...

Week 72: Trump’s “Soviet-Style” Plan to Save Coal

From: NRDC: On Earth “The order comes as part of a Freedom of Information Act dispute between Pruitt’s EPA and the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER. The group has demanded that the EPA produce data in support of Pruitt’s claim, while the agency ...
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