NGOs Decry Biocides Exemption in EPA ‘Science Transparency’ Proposal
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Susan Sargent | May 16, 2018
From: Chemical Watch “The proposal, which was issued late last month, seeks to ensure that the data, models and science underpinning agency regulatory decisions are “transparent” and “available to the public for validation”. It has been fiercely criticized by ...
Ethics complaint Dismissed Against Rep. Joel Kretz for Opposing WSU Wolf Research
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Spokesman-Review “Kretz opposed Wielgus’ research, which contends that killing members of a wolf pack actually increases predation on livestock, and supported UW research that said Wielgus’s study was statistically unsupported. He described Wielgus as brilliant, but ...
Controversial Wolf Researcher Agrees to Leave WSU; Will Be Paid $300,000
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Lewiston Tribune “Rob published in very prestigious journals. You would think they would be proud of him and have his back,” Ruch said of WSU administrators. “Instead, they had a knife in his back.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
Controversial Wolf Researcher Agrees to Leave WSU
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Bellingham Herald “Wielgus angered ranchers with his research of wolf behavior. He concluded the state’s policy of killing wolves that preyed on cattle was likely to increase cattle predation because it destabilized the structure of wolf packs.” Read more . . . ...
Wolf Researcher Resigns in Settlement With WSU
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Daily Evergreen “Wielgus, who served as Director of the Large Carnivore Conservation Laboratory, faced scrutiny from the university over research he carried out regarding the killing of wolves to protect livestock. WSU officials were reportedly worried that Wielgus’ ...
Supervisors To Question Executives Re Allegedly Falsified Hunters Point Cleanup
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Susan Sargent | May 15, 2018
From: SF Gate “The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will grill executives from Tetra Tech, the firm accused of falsifying results from the $1 billion radiation cleanup at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, at a hearing Monday.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...