EPA: IG SHELVED AUDIT OF TROUBLED RADIATION CENTER – RECORDS
From: Greenwire “Even if the follow-up inquiry had found diminished grounds for concern, Ruch said, “there would be broad public interest in knowing why and how much comfort should be taken in that.”” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS
From: High Country News “…some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective “because of people’s reaction,” Ruch says.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
CELLULAR SACRAMENTO: VERIZON DEAL WILL BRING 5G NETWORK TO THE CAPITAL CITY- BUT AT WHAT COST?
From: Sacramento News & Review “Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate whether the National Park Service violated federal laws by allowing Verizon to erect six cellular ...
ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PLOT AGAINST PESKY CORMORANTS
From: The Buffalo News ““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added: “Our involvement in the issue was motivated by what we see as an increasingly militarized ...
CATFISH FARMERS FREE TO RESUME WAR AGAINST CORMORANTS
From: Greenwire “”It’s the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly,” PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency’s latest work, adding that it will lead to “militarized wildlife management … just ...
EMPLOYEE GROUP RAISES CONCERNS THAT NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS COULD INCREASE DISEASE RISK
From: Government Executive ““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides and other commercial poisons every time these treated garments are washed,” said Kyla Bennett ...
