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WIRELESS UPGRADE WOULD GIVE YELLOWSTONE A BLACK EYE: ENVIRONMENTALISTS

by Susan Sargent | October 13, 2017
From: New York Times “”The summit of Mt. Washburn has been the biggest destination for hikers and now it’s going to be like hiking to a telecommunications bunker,” PEER head Jeff Ruch said by telephone. “At this point, we would not be surprised if Yellowstone ...

YELLOWSTONE LOOKOUT PROJECT WOULD HURT VIEWS AT MOUNT WASHBURN

From: Casper Star Tribune “The determination that the Mt. Washburn proposal would have an “adverse” visual effect was included in a letter from Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk to preservation officials that was obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.” ...

WIELGUS AWAITS WSU SETTLEMENT RESPONSE

by Susan Sargent | October 12, 2017
From: Daily Evergreen “Since then, a public employee advocacy group has filed ethics complaints on behalf of Wielgus against WSU, and against Rep. Joel Kretz, a rancher, saying he threatened to withhold WSU funding if the university did not silence Wielgus.” Read more . . . Read ...

TO SWAY SCOTT PRUITT, EPA OFFICIALS MUST “HOPE AGAINST HOPE”, SAYS FORMER INSIDER

From: PBS Frontline “Kyla Bennett, a former EPA employee and the New England director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields, said that in previous administrations, political appointees drafting ...

YELLOWSTONE LOOKOUT PROJECT WOULD HURT VIEWS AT MT. WASHBURN

From: San Francisco Chronicle “The finding that the project would have an “adverse effect” was included in a letter from Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

PEER FILES LAWSUIT TO QUIET SKIES OVER NATIONAL PARKS

by Susan Sargent | October 10, 2017
From: National Parks Traveler “In a bid to bring some better management of park overflights into being, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, along with Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono, has sued the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the lawsuit filed last ...
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