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OUTSPOKEN PANTHER SCIENTIST APPEARS WITH NOBEL PRIZEWINNER
October 11, 2004
Joint Appearance to Speak Out Against Political Pressure on Government Scientists
CHAMBERS FIRING FOR WASHINGTON POST INTERVIEW UPHELD
October 8, 2004
Broad Ban on Release of Information Sets Up 1st Amendment Fight
ARMY SLASHES ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AS “OPTIONAL”
October 6, 2004
Big Cuts Threaten to “Shut Down All Training Operations”
NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE RIPS CORPS UPPER MISSISSIPPI PLAN
Third NAS Report Is Scalding — Most Critical
MORE GILA FISH NEED FEDERAL PROTECTION
October 5, 2004
Ignoring Unlisted Fish Is Recipe for Further Decline
TDEC LAX ON ENFORCEMENT AGAINST SEDIMENT POLLUTION FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES
KNOXVILLE – Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) and the Tennessee office of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) have released the second in a series of three reports on water pollution enforcement issues in Tennessee. This second case study focuses on pollution resulting from the misuse by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)…
DEPUTY PARK POLICE CHIEF FORCED TO RESIGN
October 4, 2004
Washington, DC — A Deputy Chief of the U.S. Park Police was forced to resign this past Friday, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The abrupt departure of Deputy Chief Barry Beam caps a tumultuous year of leadership turnover at the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement organization. Beam was given a proposed termination…
LURC COMMISSIONER’S VIOLATIONS REMAIN UNRESOLVED
September 30, 2004
Nadeau Has Outstanding Fine; Attorney General Investigation Called For
GAY RIGHTS, PRO-CHOICE AND ANTI-WAR SCENES TO BE CUT FROM LINCOLN MEMORIAL VIDEO
September 29, 2004
Bush Administration Sits on Revised Video Until After Election
DEP TO CLOSE HURRICANE RESPONSE OPERATION
September 23, 2004
Hundreds Sign Petition to Save Key Largo Office
EPA ISSUES PRE-ELECTION GAG ORDER TO STAFF
September 22, 2004
EPA Directs Employees to “Refrain From Answering” Media Inquiries
DC PARKS & PARKWAYS INADEQUATELY PATROLLED
September 21, 2004
New Report Echoes U.S. Park Police Chief Chambers’ Concerns
FOREST SERVICE FINALLY FINES CONGRESSMAN FOR SETTING FOREST FIRE
September 20, 2004
Criminal Notice of Violation Hand-Delivered to Rep. Brown’s Capitol Office
CONGRESSMAN EXTORTS FOREST SERVICE INTO DROPPING FIRE PENALTY
September 15, 2004
Rep. Henry Brown Set Forest Fire That Burned Out of Control
GRILES RAFT TRIP DELAYS CHAMBERS CASE
September 7, 2004
Washington, DC — Interior Deputy Secretary Steven Griles attempted to miss a critical legal hearing by claiming the need to “be on official travel on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon for the entire week,” according to an agency filing released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The hearing that Griles seeks…
U.S. Aid Whistleblower Wins Ruling
Environmental Violations in Multi-National Bank Projects Suppressed
CHAMBERS’ HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
September 1, 2004
Interior’s Top Officials Testify Before Public & Judge
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