MORE THAN 700 EMPLOYEES HAVE LEFT THE EPA SINCE SCOTT PRUITT TOOK OVER
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PEER | December 14, 2017
From: Think Progress ““There has been a drop of employees of 770 between April and December. While several hundred of those are buyouts, the rest of those are either people that are retiring or quitting in disgust,” Kyla Bennett, director of New England Public Employees for ...
ENVIROS SUE CHEM SAFETY BOARD OVER ACCIDENT REPORT RULES
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PEER | December 13, 2017
From: Law 360 “In a complaint filed Thursday in D.C. federal court, Air Alliance Houston, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and other environmental groups say that the CAA requires the Chemical Safety Board to establish requirements for reporting accidents. While having ...
US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD SUED FOR NOT CREATING EMISSIONS REPORTING RULE
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From: C & E News “Several nonprofit organizations sued the U.S. Chemical Safety Board earlier this month for failing to establish a national reporting system to collect data on air pollution emissions from accidents by U.S. companies. “ Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
ENVIROS WAITING ON DOJ TO OK BISON RANGE AGREEMENT
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From: Law 360 “The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a group of retired federal employees filed a joint status report on Monday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service saying that a tentative agreement in a suit over the management of the National Bison Range still ...
BIAS: NEW YORK TIMES PUBLISHES NEW 3,000 WORD ATTACK AGAINST TRUMP’S EPA, LEAVES OUT KEY DETAILS
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PEER | December 12, 2017
From: The Western Journal “Recent reports appear to complicate Lipton’s analysis. The number of special agents in the EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division cratered from 207 to 154 during the Obama era and reduced the number of cases by 47 percent, according to documents Public ...
ASKING AND GETTING: BEHIND THE SURGE OF PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
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PEER | December 11, 2017
From: Inside Philanthropy “Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) was harshly critical, with Executive Director Jeff Ruch stating, “We are concerned that influence peddling will soon become a major recreational activity in our national parks.” “ ...
