News Clips

From: Folio Weekly “I can’t be the only one who does a double-take when I hear what sounds like the strains of “It ain’t easy being green” from the guy whose state DEP’s “non-enforcement posture” led it to bring 81 percent fewer cases against polluters in 2016 than it had ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...