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Shutdown Threat Risks Stalling Work, Pushing Out Staff

by Susan Sargent | July 6, 2017
From: Bloomberg BNA “Jeff Ruch, the director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said in an email to Bloomberg BNA the logistics of closure were unclear. The prospect of deep funding cuts “raises questions as to whether CSB should open any new investigations no ...

WATCHDOG: PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT NOT HELD TO SAME STANDARD

From: Federal Times ““In the Park Service, immunity for its managers appears immutable,” PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said in a release. He continued, saying that the only saving grace was that Caldwell had not been placed in charge of procurement and that “lower-level ...

STRUGGLING U.S. NATIONAL PARKS FLOODED WITH VISITORS

by Susan Sargent | July 3, 2017
From: Environment News Service “An already thinning Bureau of Land Management is warned to get ready for further staff cutbacks, with possible buyouts if Trump targets are not met, according to agency documents posted June 21 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, ...

LAWSUIT FILED TO FORCE USFS TO DISCLOSE THE FATE OF PROMISED TIMBER REFORMS

From: SIT News “One 2016 “Washington Office Activity Review” uncovered by PEER found that two large Tongass commercial timber sales each racked up big monetary losses. In addition, required inspections to prevent timber theft were bypassed. The review called for “an independent ...

OUT AND ABOUT: BLANKET PHONE COVERAGE PROPOSED FOR PARKS

From: The Spokesman Review “Yellowstone National Park would be blanketed with strong 4G cell coverage under a multisite expansion entering its final approval phase, according to comments filed this week by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).” Read more . . . ...

CHARGES DISMISSED IN HORSE DEATHS AT THREE-WAY

by Susan Sargent | June 29, 2017
From: The Copper Era “That case has now been dismissed following an assertion of federal sovereign immunity, according to watchdog group PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility). In a news release last week, the group took issue with how the incident was handled, calling ...
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