News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
From: Forbes
“Even the CSB’s critics don’t want to see it gone. “It’s the only entity we know of that’s charged with investigating major industrial accidents,” says Jeff Ruch, executive…
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Mar 17, 2017
| Tags: CSB, Trump
From: Daily Breeze
“If the budget proposals come to pass — and that’s by no means certain as both congressional Democrats and Republicans line up to attack various elements of the plan…
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Mar 16, 2017
| Tags: California, CSB, EPA, Trump
From: Bozeman Daily Chronicle
“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has also raised concerns about the project. In a press release sent out earlier this month,…
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Mar 15, 2017
| Tags: Cell Tower Invasion, Commercializing Parks, NPS, Wyoming
From: Tampa Bay Times
“As a result, last year the agency opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than it did in 2010 and collected the smallest amount of fines in 28 years, according…
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Mar 14, 2017
| Tags: DEP, EPA, Florida
From: Casper Star Tribune
“If the EPA is set for another Gorsuch era, it doesn’t mean the agency will lose its teeth forever, according to Jeff Ruch, director of Public Employees for…
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Mar 13, 2017
| Tags: EPA, Wyoming
From: Law 360
“he Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and nine retired National Wildlife Refuge System employees moved for a quick win Friday in their suit over the management…
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Mar 13, 2017
| Tags: DOI, FWS, Montana, NWR
From: Casper Star Tribune
“The federal investigation in Pavillion took place during the fracking boom, said Jeff Ruch. His organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…
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Mar 11, 2017
| Tags: BLM, EPA, Trump, Wyoming
From: The Intercept
“Although the employee, who has survived multiple administrations working for the government, declined to share their identity with The Intercept out of fear of…
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Mar 11, 2017
| Tags: BLM, EPA, NPS, Scientific Integrity, Trump
From: Nature
““Nobody is expecting an increase, but it’s not clear at all that these cuts will make it through Congress,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for…
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Mar 10, 2017
| Tags: EPA, Scientific Integrity, Trump
From: Syracuse
“The DEC's cormorant control efforts on the lake and throughout the state (lethal control, nest destruction, egg oiling, harassment) is currently limited to just harassment…
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Mar 10, 2017
| Tags: FWS, New York