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Jeff Ruch

Jeff Ruch was the Executive Director of PEER from 1997-2019 and now serves as Director of Pacific PEER, headquartered in California. Prior to that Jeff was the Policy Director and a staff attorney at the Government Accountability Project representing whistleblowers from both the public and private sector. Before coming to DC, Jeff worked in California state government for 17 years, mostly in the State Legislature as counsel to various committees where he drafted literally hundreds of laws on topics ranging from energy conservation to the rights of employed inventors. Jeff served stints as a deputy district attorney, an appellate court clerk and is a graduate of the California Correctional Officers Academy.

Lawsuit Accuses EPA of Hiding Critical Data About Harms of ‘Forever Chemicals’

by Common Dreams | February 15, 2024
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday by a pair of environmental advocacy groups accuses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of “wrongfully withholding test data and other vital information” regarding the presence of so-called “forever chemicals” in millions of ...

COMMENTARY | White House Censorship in the Name of Scientific Integrity

by Common Dreams | October 2, 2023
There is good reason to fear that a new Biden administration policy will create a broad chilling effect on scientific work involving hot button topics ...

Biden Admin Scientific Integrity Policy Falls Short, Warn Watchdogs

by Common Dreams | September 5, 2023
Groups including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Government Accountability Project, and the Center for Reproductive Rights wrote to the administration to warn that both Democratic and Republican administrations have stood in the way of scientific integrity, ...

Green Groups Call on Biden Admin to End Support for ‘Scientifically Bankrupt’ Wildlife Killing

by Common Dreams | August 15, 2023
Rick Steiner, board chair of PEER, also noted that killing operations are “economically counterproductive” in addition to being “scientifically bankrupt,” as “millions of tourists travel to Alaska spending billions of dollars annually—just to catch a glimpse ...

COMMENTARY | Is Congress Too Dysfunctional to Fund the National Parks?

by Common Dreams | August 10, 2023
In past decades, America’s best idea was one of the few domestic programs enjoying bipartisan support ...
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