AT HOT SPRINGS, BUY A BEER, FIX A PARK
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
MANATEE DEATHS ON PACE TO SET ANOTHER RECORD | THUMB DOWN
From: TC Palm “While advocates such as the nonprofit government watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility worry the figures prove manatees need more protection, others suggest the death totals are only higher because the number of manatees is on the rise.”> ...
LAKE’S ONLY PAIR OF MANATEES SURVIVE WINTER AS MANATEES DIE AT RECORD PACE
From: Orlando Sentinel “The trademark Florida species is designated as endangered by the federal government. Jeff Ruch, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility executive director, has said he fears for the manatees’ future.”>Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
EXTREME WINTER WEATHER BECOMING MORE COMMON AS ARCTIC WARMS, STUDY FINDS
From: The Guardian “A sharp increase in temperatures across the Arctic since the early 1990s has coincided with an uptick in abnormally cold snaps in winter, particularly in the eastern US, according to new research that analyzed temperature data from 1950 onwards.”>Read more ...
ARE THE LEADERS OF THE NPS, FWS, AND BLM ILLEGITIMATE?
From: Outside “Per the complaint, the three acting directors were appointed in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, meaning every action taken by these men, PEER executive director Jeff Ruch writes, “is incurably void and invalid.”” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
ALARMING NUMBER OF MANATEES ARE DYING IN FLORIDA THIS YEAR
From: Herald Tribune ““Florida’s manatees are one big freeze away from an ecological disaster and need more, not less, protection,” PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said in a statement. “Manatees may join polar bears as one of the first iconic victims of extinction in the wild ...
MORE MANATEES DIED FROM COLD STRESS THIS WINTER
From: Florida Today “More than 150 manatees died in just the first seven weeks of 2018, putting Florida on pace to set an annual record for manatee deaths, according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit government watchdog group.” Read more ...
2018 COULD BE BAD YEAR FOR MANATEES, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY SAYS
From: WPTV “According to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 166 manatees have died so far this year. Cold weather is to blame for 51.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
IS FLORIDA ON TRACK FOR A RECORD YEAR OF MANATEE DEATHS?
From: ClickOrlando.com “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Jeff Ruch says Florida manatees are one big freeze away from an ecological disaster.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
THIS YEAR ON PACE TO SET ANNUAL RECORD FOR FLORIDA MANATEE DEATHS
From: Winknews “The first two months of 2018 has been catastrophic for Florida manatees, according to data collected by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOW HEADLESS BECAUSE OF TRUMP’S INACTION. WILL OTHER AGENCIES BE DECAPITATED?
From: The Washington Post “Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which filed a complaint about three of the Interior positions with the department’s inspector general, said Zinke is trying to get around the Vacancies Reform Act, “but it ...
MANATEE DEATHS SPIKED DUE TO COLD WEATHER
From: Fox4 “Manatee deaths could see a new record high this year, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). PEER says there have been 154 manatee deaths in seven weeks.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
