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A ‘NATIONAL DISGRACE’ GETS A REHAB, BUT DONATIONS SPARK WORRY

by | March 28, 2018
From: Greenwire “Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said that parks risk giving donors undue influence over management decisions by relying on their money and that it’s wrong to force a public agency to ask for “spare change.&# ...

KEY ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE THREATS, CYBERWAR AND TERRORISM GOES “MISSING” UNDER TRUMP

by | March 28, 2018
From: Truthout “The group suggested that the Strategic National Risk Assessment may have gone “missing” because it could cause political problems for the Trump administration, which has downplayed climate concerns and has been criticized for its response to Russian ...

GRAND TETON – PARK HIDES CELL TOWER PLANS FROM PUBLIC, ENVIRO GROUP SAYS

by | March 27, 2018
From: Greenwire “”We’re not against cell towers per se,” said PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. “We want to make sure they don’t needlessly sacrifice park values such as serenity, soundscape and viewsheds.”” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

SCOTT PRUITT’S DIRTY POLITICS

by | March 27, 2018
From: The New Yorker “Jeff Ruch, the head of an organization called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, made a FOIA request for documentation of the task force’s deliberations, and was told that none had been found. “They’re asking us to believe the report was an ...

TOP NPS OFFICIAL UNDER INTERNAL INVESTIGATION

by | March 26, 2018
From: Greenwire “Jeff Ruch, the group’s executive director, said the incident will be a test of Zinke’s promise of having “zero tolerance” for sexual harassment, saying it “has no credibility if it exempts his inner circle.”” Read more . . . Read ...

PUBLIC IN DARK ABOUT CELL TOWER PLANS IN GRAND TETON

by | March 26, 2018
From: Seattle Times “The plans provided to the public thus far have been vague, and park officials are required by law to involve the public more than they have, Ruch said. The group filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging the National Park Service has ...

TRUMP’S LATEST EPA NOMINEE LET CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICAL POLLUTE GROUNDWATER

by | March 26, 2018
From: Huffington Post “A 1998 survey by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found staffers at the Department of Environmental Quality deeply dissatisfied and demoralized. Fifty-nine percent strongly disagreed when asked if they trusted top management at ...

GROUP: PUBLIC IN DARK ABOUT CELL TOWER PLANS IN GRAND TETON

by | March 26, 2018
From: US News & World Report “ Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it obtained a document through the Freedom of Information Act detailing the plan at the foot of the Teton Range. The group’s executive director, Jeff Ruch, said Friday there’s been a ...

WITHHELD TETON PARK RECORDS EARN LAWSUIT

by | March 26, 2018
From: Jackson Hole News and Guide “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, is alleging a violation of the Freedom of Information Act relating to a June request for a trove of documents and correspondence with wireless companies.” Read more . . . Read the PEER ...

INTERNAL WATCHDOG TO OPEN PROBE INTO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LEADER FOR ALLEGEDLY MAKING CRUDE GESTURE

by | March 26, 2018
From: Washington Post “The March 8 letter was addressed to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose office forwarded it to the inspector general, DiPaolo said. The Washington Post obtained the letter from the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which also ...

VACANCIES IN FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION LEAD TO COMPLAINT WITH INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

by | March 21, 2018
From: KJZZ “In response, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, has filed a complaint with the Interior Department’s inspector general (IG) that the interim acting directors of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife ...

AT HOT SPRINGS, BUY A BEER, FIX A PARK

by | March 19, 2018
From: Greenwire “Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said relying on leases for more revenue puts the Park Service on “sort of a slippery slope.” “These kind of business arrangements are not their forte — otherwise, they ...

COLD SNAP EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO SPIKE IN MANATEE DEATHS

by | March 19, 2018
From: WSBTV2 “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility officials said the first two months of 2018 have been especially deadly for Florida manatees. “>Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

SPIKE IN MANATEE DEATHS BLAMED ON COLD STRESS

by | March 19, 2018
From: CBS Fox 30 “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility officials said the first two months of 2018 have been especially deadly for Florida manatees. “>Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PROTECTING PUBLIC LANDS NOW WEAR OIL RIGS ON THEIR LAPELS

by | March 19, 2018
From: Vice “The Bureau of Land Management gave out new identification cards for all its employees to wear out in the field — complete with illustrations of oil rigs and cowboys.”>Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

INTERIOR AGENCY GIVES EMPLOYEES “VISION CARDS” DEPICTING OIL RIGS

by | March 16, 2018
From: Washington Post “The bureau has begun distributing an unusual new accessory for some of its employees to wear: A card with an image of an oil rig on one side and cattle ranching on the other.”> Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

WATCHDOG DECRIES WEARABLE ‘VISION CARDS’ AS PROPAGANDA

by | March 15, 2018
From: E & E Daily “The Bureau of Land Management has circulated “vision cards” that employees can wear, outlining the agency’s commitment to “the balanced stewardship of America’s public lands and resources,” and including images of an oil rig and ...

OIL RIGS AND COWBOYS: INTERIOR AGENCY GIVES EMPLOYEES NEW CARDS TO WEAR

by | March 15, 2018
From: Washington Post “The Bureau of Land Management has distributed an unusual new accessory for some of its employees to wear: A card with an image of an oil rig on one side and cattle ranching on the other.”> Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

EPA CASE DRIVES CALLS TO STRENGTHEN WHISTLEBLOWER RULES FOR PRIVATE FIRMS

by | March 15, 2018
From: InsideEPA “Paula Dinerstein of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, who served as lead attorney on the case, said the proceedings also demonstrate the “extremes a federal agency will pursue to remove a whistleblower” and the “enormous amount of persistence it ...

ALGAE BLOOMS ALREADY CAUSING DAMAGE IN BAY AREA

by | March 15, 2018
From: Fox 13 “This year, 10 manatees have already died from red tied, according to the nonprofit government watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).”>Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
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