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Letter From the Heartland Institute to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

by PEER | June 8, 2018
From: The Heartland Institute “The day after that interview, a group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request demanding “EPA documents that support the conclusion that human activity is not the largest factor ...

Yellowstone Superintendent Retires Rather Than Accept Reassignment to D.C.

by PEER |
From: Boisie State Public Radio “‘I’m 66 years old,’ he said. ‘I did not see that I had that kind of energy that I could commit to three to five years and so I made the decision to retire.’ Wenk is one of many senior leaders at the Park Service targeted for ...

Forced Out Of Yellowstone

by PEER |
From: Mountain Journal “Against his will, in violation of an informal “gentleman’s agreement,” and amid public outrage, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk has received notification from the U.S. Interior Department informing him that he is being forcibly re- ...

Leaving Room for Trump’s Signature, Coal Baron Provided Drafts of Pro-Industry Executive Orders

by PEER | June 7, 2018
From: Common Dreams “Reports of coal executive Bob Murray’s suggestions for pro-fossil fuel executive orders in early 2017 raised further concerns on Thursday regarding his industry’s power over the Trump administration. The biggest concern, tweeted Public Employees for ...

Scott Pruitt Has Until July 11 to Explain His Climate Skepticism, Judge Rules

by PEER | June 6, 2018
From: Motherboard “After Pruitt ignored an FOIA request for studies supporting his view that humans are not the primary contributor to climate change, environmental advocates turned to the courts.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

Court Slams Pruitt’s Claim On CO2 Link To Warming, Orders Data Release

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From: Inside EPA “A federal district court judge is rejecting EPA’s refusal to provide documents showing the basis of Administrator Scott Pruitt’s claim that human-released carbon dioxide is not the “primary contributor” to climate change, and is instead ordering the ...