From: NM Political Report
“Despite the hopes of many, the Obama administration didn’t necessarily champion environmental issues or the agencies and employees working on natural resources. “For the most part, except in recent months, it had been benign neglect,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, told me during that liminal time between Election Day 2016 and Inauguration Day. “Even now, what’s going on is somewhat uneven.””