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RICHARD WEST SELLARS 1935-2017

by | November 9, 2017
From: Wise County Messenger “Memorial donations may be made to the George Wright Society, P.O. Box 65, Hancock, MI, 49930-0065; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), 962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 610, Silver Spring, MD, 20910; or The Food Depot, 1222A Siler Road, Santa Fe ...

STATE OF MISSOURI FAILS TO FOLLOW ITS OWN WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES

by | November 7, 2017
From: KPLR11 St Louis “This is after a watchdog group tried getting Missouri to take action four years ago. The group is called P.E.E.R. – Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. I asked spokesman Jeff Ruch, “What was their response?” He answered, “In essence it was ...

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP WANT PROTECTIONS RESTORED FOR LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR

by | November 6, 2017
From: KATC “The group says in their notice that the removal of the species was done prematurely and based on false premises which “flew in the face of a wealth of the best available science”.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

SCOTT PRUITT JUST PICKED A BUNCH OF OIL AND GAS REPS TO ADVISE THE EPA

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From: Vice ““I have never seen anyone go after these boards. They’ve always kind of been off-limits,” said Kyla Bennett, who worked as the head of wetlands enforcement in EPA’s Northeast region for 10 years and now runs Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an ...

GROUPS WANT PROTECTIONS RESTORED FOR LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR

by | November 3, 2017
From: LA Times “Some conservationists and environmentalists opposed the move when it was announced. On Thursday, the Washington-based Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility released copies of its letter to the Department of the Interior, announcing plans to sue under ...

GROUP CRIES FOUL OVER CELL SERVICE EXPANSION IN NATIONAL PARKS

by | November 2, 2017
From: Courthouse News ““Not only is this a helluva way to run a railroad, but Yosemite does not even know who owns the trains,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said. He said there’s a tendency of many national park superintendents to “ensure every square inch of their ...
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