LAW: GROUP, FIRM OFFER PRO BONO HELP FOR FEDERAL SCIENTISTS
From: Greenwire “”We’ve seen political leaders of all parties manipulate, skew and suppress scientific information to further an agenda,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER.” Read more . . . Read the ...
DEATH THREATS PROMPT INCREASED SECURITY FOR HEAD OF EPA
From: OzarksFirst.com “EPA guidelines now says radiation exposures of 5 to 10 rem usually result in no harmful health effects. That’s the equivalent of 5,000 chest x-rays, according to Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
HERES WHY YOU BETTER GET USED TO CROWDED NATIONAL PARKS
From: Men’s Journal “The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility—which represents U.S. rangers, game wardens, and land managers—has criticized the NPS for having not already limited visitorship, as Congress mandated in the late 1970s.” Read more ...
FINALLY, FAA IS SUED FOR RESISTING AIR TOUR PLANS
From: Acoustic Ecology Institute “So, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibilty (PEER), along with a coalition of Hawaiian groups has sued the FAA to force them to jumpstart the planning at Hawaii Volcanoes and five other parks, calling for them to adopt voluntary agreements ...
EPA: AGENCY DEFENDS ENFORCEMENT AS COPS RETURN FROM PRUITT DETAIL
From: Greenwire “…another advocacy group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, released EPA data showing the agency had lost about 30 criminal special agents since 2012. As the number of special agents has fallen, so have criminal cases and successful prosecutions.&# ...
EPA LOOSENS RADIATION SAFETY STANDARDS
From: Axios “Jeff Ruch, executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told Bloomberg: “This appears to be another case of the Pruitt EPA proclaiming conclusions exactly opposite…of scientific research.”” Read more . . . Read the ...
