Wolf Researcher Who Accused WSU of Silencing Him Gets $300K to Settle Lawsuit and Go Away
From: The Seattle Times “Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said the Wielgus incident showed that Washington has politicized its wolf policy and allowed politics into the halls of its land-grant university. “Most people believe academic freedom exists, particularly for tenured ...
Trump vs. “The Deep State”
From: The New Yorker “This seems to be either monkey-wrenching or just incredible incompetence. You have a civil-service system without the means to adjudicate disputes. The Trump philosophy is they just don’t want the agency to function at all.” Read more . . . Read the PEER ...
Can an Uneasy Truce Hold Off Another Water Rebellion on California’s Northern Border?
From: Sacramento Bee “The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation oversees water deliveries but said it would defer to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if farmers violate the judge’s order. However, a spokeswoman for Fish and Wildlife said her agency’s officers wouldn’t stop ...
Petersburg Assembly Split on Timber Sale Letter
From: KFSK “Petersburg’s assembly on a split vote Monday decided not to send a letter to U.S. Forest Service officials with questions about Tongass timber sales. The letter was drafted to forest supervisor Earl Stewart and asked for specific changes that have been made to the ...
Gensel appoints special prosecutor to review Pavilion project allegations
From: Chesterton Tribune “A special prosecutor will investigate allegations that the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Pavilion Partners LLC dodged state law in advance of renovations to the 90-year-old Pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park.” Read more . . . Read the ...
Scott Pruitt’s Embattled Science “Transparency” Rule Does Not Apply to Pesticides
From: Truth Out “The rule would not apply to pesticide companies seeking to register new chemicals, extend federal registrations for pesticides already on the market, change a warning label, or establish a product’s effectiveness, according to joint analysis by Public Employees ...
