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FINALLY, FAA IS SUED FOR RESISTING AIR TOUR PLANS

by Susan Sargent | October 23, 2017
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

by Susan Sargent | October 20, 2017
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

by Susan Sargent | October 18, 2017
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 ...

EPA: NOW SAYS 5000 CHEST X RAYS’ WORTH OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IS SAFE

From: Metro ““I knew that under Scott Pruitt EPA is in climate denial but now it appears to be in radiation denial, as well,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “This appears to be another case of the Pruitt EPA proclaiming ...

HUGE AMOUNTS OF RADIATION WON’T HARM YOU, PRUITT’S EPA CLAIMS

From: Truthout Buzzflash “PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch is highly critical of the new EPA position: I knew that under Scott Pruitt EPA is in climate denial but now it appears to be in radiation denial, as well…. There is no known safe amount of radiation…the current body of ...

MEDIA FALSELY REPORTS TRUMP’S EPA IS ‘WEAKENING RADIATION SAFETY LEVELS’

From: The Daily Caller “The story suggested the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was quietly “weakening radiation safety levels.” Bloomberg’s report was based on documents provided by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a liberal group.” Read ...
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