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30-YEAR EPA VETERAN WRITES FAREWELL LETTER, WARNS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE UNDER PRUITT

by Susan Sargent | August 2, 2017
From: Ecowatch “A 30-year U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) senior official left federal service Tuesday convinced that her agency is being steered in a disastrously wrong direction, according to her farewell message posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ( ...

EPA: SENIOR OFFICIAL QUITS, DECRYING ‘TRIUMPH OF MYTH OVER TRUTH’

by Susan Sargent | August 1, 2017
From: Greenwire “In the exit memo, released by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Southerland said EPA had often been “the guiding light to make the ‘right thing’ happen for the greater good” throughout her career.” Read more . . . Read the ...

EPA WON’T BE ABLE TO DO THE ‘RIGHT THING’ UNDER TRUMP, SAYS LATEST PROTESTING OFFICIAL

From: Washington Post “In a statement planned for release Tuesday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and during email and phone interviews with The Washington Post, she talked about how “EPA has been the guiding light to make the ‘right thing’ happen for ...

UP TO 10 YELLOWSTONE WORKERS TO FACE PUNISHMENT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

From: Yellowstone Insider “A representative of a group that advocates for federal employees said such problems remain entrenched — notwithstanding the planned actions at Yellowstone and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s pledge to show zero tolerance toward sexual harassment.” ...

REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, HARASSMENT AT DE SOTO, YELLOWSTONE RAISE CONCERNS

From: Bradenton Herald ““The park service still doesn’t get it,” executive director Jeff Ruch said. “Generally, the high-level managers and supervisors escape responsibility and (the agencies) are more than willing to take action against lower-level people.”” Read more ...

AP NEWSBREAK: PENALTIES FOR YELLOWSTONE WORKERS IN MISCONDUCT

by Susan Sargent | July 28, 2017
From: WSB TV Atlanta “”The park service still doesn’t get it,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “Generally, the high-level managers and supervisors escape responsibility and (the agencies) are more than ...
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