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HUNTING BEARS WITH DOGS COMES UNDER ATTACK IN WISCONSIN BY WOLF ADVOCATES

by Susan Sargent | August 21, 2017
From: La Crosse Tribune “The practice amounts to “a state-sanctioned financial subsidy for hunters engaged in the criminal harassment” of wolves, an attorney for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said in a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.” ...

OP-ED: AMERICAN VALUES ARE BEING TRASHED AS TRUMP RAMPAGE RATCHETS UP

From: Digital Journal “As for our national parks, plastic bottles are the single largest contributor to trash, making up one-third of their solid waste on average, according to a report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).” Read more . . . Read the PEER ...

AFTER ZERO-TOLERANCE VOW, PARK CHIEF CITED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT GETS A BONUS AND A NEW JOB

From: The Lily “Jeff Ruch, PEER’s executive director, blasted the agency’s handling of the case, saying it “perpetuates a culture of impunity.” He said by issuing the talking points, the Park Service “re-victimized the victims and implied that they were not as valuable to the ...

WDFW IN EVALUATION PERIOD AFTER KILLING TWO WOLVES

by Susan Sargent | August 18, 2017
From: Chewelah Independent “A national nonprofit group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which specializes in government scientist whistle-blowing protection filed a 12-page complaint in April alleging that WSU officials punished and silenced Robert Wielgus, the ...

STAFFERS SAY EPA-WRECKING SCOTT PRUITT GOES NOWHERE WITHOUT AN ARMED GUARD, EVEN AT THE OFFICE

by Susan Sargent | August 17, 2017
From: Daily Kos “Jeffrey Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields, said the E.P.A. could not allow changes like this to take place, or expect its employees to follow such ...

SMMUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION: PCB ABATEMENT WORK HITS A FEW SNAGS

From: Malibu Surfside News ““We have encountered some challenges, but we anticipate being able to meet the court-mandated timeline for completing all of the work.” The court mandate Massetti refers to stems from when America Unites For Kids and Public and Employees for Environmental ...
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