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Jeff Ruch, who serves as senior counsel to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, warned that efforts to shed protections for career employees, or make them easier to fire, could result in a significant waste of federal resources, as well as talent. “If they get rid of a ...

By one estimate, there are now over 100,000 federal employees currently on paid administrative leave. Some took the deferred resignation option offered early in the Trump Administration, but about 50% were put on administrative leave involuntarily. Public Employees for Environmental ...

In the documents PEER received in its FOIA request, the Park Service said the fees were dropped because the project was “clearly in the public interest and consistent with the purposes and values of the park area.” PEER argued the fees could only be dropped if the cable was for “ ...

Additionally, the Park Service “will have to spend millions to lay spurs to connect with the cable,” claims Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Yellowstone officials did not immediately respond to inquiries about PEER’s claims, which also question ...

The seminar seemed straightforward enough. Four experts planned to talk about whether artificial grass, which is used on playgrounds and sports fields nationwide, has health risks for children. But January’s seminar never happened, after the four speakers were sued for defamation by ...

Critics of the plan argue it could discourage international travel and unfairly affect visitors from lower-income countries. They also raise concerns about how such a policy would be implemented. Jeff Ruch, Pacific director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), ...