HUGE AMOUNTS OF RADIATION WON’T HARM YOU, PRUITT’S EPA CLAIMS
From: Truthout Buzzflash “PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch is highly critical of the new EPA position: I knew that under Scott Pruitt EPA is in climate denial but now it appears to be in radiation denial, as well…. There is no known safe amount of radiation…the current body of ...
MEDIA FALSELY REPORTS TRUMP’S EPA IS ‘WEAKENING RADIATION SAFETY LEVELS’
From: The Daily Caller “The story suggested the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was quietly “weakening radiation safety levels.” Bloomberg’s report was based on documents provided by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a liberal group.” Read ...
CO-MANAGING FEDERAL LANDS WITH TRIBES NO WALK IN THE PARK
No Easy Resolution for Clashing Agendas between “Sovereigns” over the Same Land ...
SCOTT PRUITT’S EPA SAYS MAYBE MORE RADIATION EXPOSURE WOULDN’T BE SO HARMFUL
From: Gizmodo “Environmental protection non-profit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility published a document on their website comparing the two guidelines, saying previous EPA estimates indicate the 2017 revision would mean “every 86th person would get a cancer from that ...
EPA SAYS HIGHER RADIATION LEVELS POSE ‘NO HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECT’
From: Bloomberg “Even with those lower standards, the EPA had never before said that any level of radiation exposure is safe, according to Jeff Ruch, executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group of government workers and retirees.” ...
BURDENED BY AUSTERITY, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BREAKS THE LAW
From: New York Times “”The summit of Mt. Washburn has been the biggest destination for hikers and now it’s going to be like hiking to a telecommunications bunker,” PEER head Jeff Ruch said by telephone. “At this point, we would not be surprised if Yellowstone ...
YELLOWSTONE OFFICIALS SAY ADDING ANTENNAE TO MOUNT WASHBURN FIRE LOOKOUT WOULD HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT
From: Yellowstone Insider “The determination that the Mt. Washburn proposal would have an “adverse” visual effect was included in a letter from Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk to preservation officials that was obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.” ...
INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE VOWS TO END CULTURE OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
From: Los Angeles Times ““This is the fourth declaration of zero tolerance of sexual harassment we’ve heard from the Interior Department in the past three years alone,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “The ...
WIRELESS UPGRADE WOULD GIVE YELLOWSTONE A BLACK EYE: ENVIRONMENTALISTS
From: New York Times “”The summit of Mt. Washburn has been the biggest destination for hikers and now it’s going to be like hiking to a telecommunications bunker,” PEER head Jeff Ruch said by telephone. “At this point, we would not be surprised if Yellowstone ...
YELLOWSTONE LOOKOUT PROJECT WOULD HURT VIEWS AT MOUNT WASHBURN
From: Casper Star Tribune “The determination that the Mt. Washburn proposal would have an “adverse” visual effect was included in a letter from Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk to preservation officials that was obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.” ...
WIELGUS AWAITS WSU SETTLEMENT RESPONSE
From: Daily Evergreen “Since then, a public employee advocacy group has filed ethics complaints on behalf of Wielgus against WSU, and against Rep. Joel Kretz, a rancher, saying he threatened to withhold WSU funding if the university did not silence Wielgus.” Read more . . . Read ...
TO SWAY SCOTT PRUITT, EPA OFFICIALS MUST “HOPE AGAINST HOPE”, SAYS FORMER INSIDER
From: PBS Frontline “Kyla Bennett, a former EPA employee and the New England director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields, said that in previous administrations, political appointees drafting ...
YELLOWSTONE LOOKOUT PROJECT WOULD HURT VIEWS AT MT. WASHBURN
From: San Francisco Chronicle “The finding that the project would have an “adverse effect” was included in a letter from Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
PEER FILES LAWSUIT TO QUIET SKIES OVER NATIONAL PARKS
From: National Parks Traveler “In a bid to bring some better management of park overflights into being, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, along with Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono, has sued the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the lawsuit filed last ...
FREE REIN FOR CHOPPERS DRIVES NATIONAL PARK ENTHUSIASTS TO COURT
From: Gears Of Biz ““The Park Service is supposed to protect parks for present and future generations but its jurisdiction in essence ends at the treetops,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said in a statement ...
LAWSUIT DEMANDS FAA DEVELOP AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NATIONAL PARKS
From: Rotor & wing International “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has filed a lawsuit against the FAA, the organization said. The suit fights noise from helicopter tours flying around national parks in the U.S.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
DUNES PAVILION CHANGES WON’T GET A SECOND REVIEW
From: Chicago Tribune “Dunes Action, along with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, asked for the review late last month because of concern that modification of the pavilion might violate the National Historic Preservation Act.” Read more . . . Read the ...
RYAN ZINKE’S WEEK OF RECKONING: SCANDALS ROIL TRUMP’S INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
From: Truthout “”This ‘grip-and-grin’ tour is galling when the secretary is telling everyone else to tighten their belts,” said PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, who filed for the records after park service employees complained about the time and expense lost ...
FREE REIN FOR CHOPPERS DRIVES PARK ENTHUSIASTS TO COURT
From: Courthouse News ““The Park Service is supposed to protect parks for present and future generations but its jurisdiction in essence ends at the treetops,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said in a statement ...
NATIONAL PARKS: HAWAIIANS, FEDERAL WORKER GROUP SUE OVER AIR TOUR NOISE
From: Greenwire “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono want FAA to draft plans or voluntary agreements to govern air tours in seven parks by two years from now.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
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