DID A TOP-LEVEL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NOMINEE COMMIT SCIENTIFIC FRAUD?
From: Pacific Standard “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the government watchdog that first uncovered the ANWR scandal, sent a letter to the committee last week urging it to question Bernhardt about the incident during the hearing. “Whether Bernhardt was the ...
THE BATTLE OVER BUNKERVILLE: THE BUNDYS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE NEW MILITIA MOVEMENT
From: PBS “Threats and assaults against federal employees working in the wilderness were on the rise, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit group that compiles data from federal agencies.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO LIFT BAN ON PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES
From: National Parks Traveler “The bottle ban had been in the works for some time. In anticipation of it, Grand Canyon crews early in 2011 installed nine free water stations throughout the park at a cost of more than $300,000, according to calculations made at the time by Public ...
GROUP TIES INTERIOR NOMINEE, WESTLANDS LOBBYIST TO ARCTIC REFUGE SCIENTIFIC FRAUD
From: Daily Kos “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) disagrees with Zinke’s rosy assessment of Bernhardt’s “extensive experience” serving as a key aide to Secretary Gale Norton under the G.W. Bush administration. In fact, documents released by PEER On May 11 ...
TRUMP PLAN TO TURN PUBLIC LANDS OVER TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY FACES POLITICAL BACKLASH
From: Truthout “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a watchdog group representing government workers, has re-released documents implicating Bernhardt in an apparent effort at the Interior Department to skew a scientific report to members of Congress on the Arctic ...
ADDITIONAL COMMENT SOUGHT ON FIRE LOOKOUT PROJECT
From: Yellowstone Insider “Cellphone reception is a contentious topic in Yellowstone National Park. Indeed, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) have repeatedly criticized the park for expanding cellular access, saying access demeans the backcountry experience.&# ...
