California

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.

Santa Susana Slated to Remain Major Ecological Hazard

by | November 21, 2023
Post Cleanup Toxics Will Subject Wildlife to “Observable Adverse Effects ...

COMMENTARY | Redeeming Santa Susana: Micro-Steps Up a Mountain

by | November 6, 2023
The communities around Santa Susana will continue to suffer while Boeing shirks responsibility and leaves a toxic legacy ...

L.A. River Poisoned by Toxic PCBs

by | September 28, 2023
Santa Susana Likely Suspect but Water Board Withholding Documents ...

PFAS at Santa Susana Seep Through Regulatory Cracks

by | September 18, 2023
Toxic Forever Chemicals Not Monitored in Discharge or Included in Cleanup ...

Op-Ed | San Francisco’s Sewage Agency Also Needs Some Treatment

by | August 31, 2023
San Francisco taxpayers and ratepayers are footing the bill in the fight against tougher sewage controls on its oceanside outlets since 2019 ...
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