PFAS

Of Counsel

Jeff serves as Of Counsel to PEER, where he specializes in civil service, scientific integrity, and whistleblower protection issues. Jeff was PEER’s Executive Director from 1997 to 2019 and its Pacific Director from 2019 to 2025. Previously, he was the Policy Director and a staff attorney at the Government Accountability Project, representing whistleblowers from both the public and private sectors. 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 hundreds of laws on topics ranging from energy conservation to the rights of employed inventors. Jeff served stints as a deputy district attorney and an appellate court clerk. He is a graduate of the California Correctional Officers Academy.

PEERMail | PEER Sues EPA to Uncover Toxic Health and Safety Data

by PEER | February 21, 2024
One of the most important things we do is sue government agencies when they refuse to release important information necessary to protect the public’s well-being ...

PFAS in Biosolids Fertilizer Sparks Damages Lawsuit

by PEER | February 20, 2024
Suit Charges Fertilizer Maker Synagro with Poisoning Farms and Livestock ...

Texas Farms Poisoned by PFAS-Laden Biosolid Fertilizers

by PEER | February 16, 2024
Johnson County Holds Hearing to Warn Citizens About Synagro’s Biosolids ...

EPA Conceals PFAS Health Info as Trade Secret

by PEER | February 15, 2024
Lawsuit Demands Release of Data on PFAS in Fluorinated Containers ...

COMMENTARY | Rooting PFAS Out of Our Food Chain

by Jeff Ruch | January 22, 2024
Culminating three years of legal and advocacy work, the EPA issued an order prohibiting Inhance Technologies from producing PFAS during fluorination ...
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