USDA Continues Controversial Call-Backs of Furloughed Employees
From: GovExec
“In a sign that resistance to such early call-backs continues, the nonprofit advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on Tuesday sent a complaint…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
Group asks watchdog to investigate recall of furloughed Interior workers
From: The Hill
“An environmental advocacy group formally asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday to investigate whether the Interior Department's recall of furloughed…
Environmental group demands GAO investigation of Interior permit work
From: PoliticoPro
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, in a letter to GAO, requested the agency investigate whether acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt violated…
Meet 3 women who stood up to Trump to protect the American people — and lost their jobs
From: The Hill
“Southerland resigned from EPA in early August 2017 and explained her decision in a farewell letter published by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER),…
Editorial: Who's Watching Out for Future Generations?
From: The Daily Nonpareil
““You don’t get closer to the core of EPA’s mission than enforcing the law,” Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental…
How Long Can We Go without Prosecuting Polluters?
From: Sierra Club
“According to numbers released on Tuesday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit that tracks environmental accountability in the…
California Environmental Law & Policy Update: GAO Investigating EPA's Low Enforcement Numbers
From: JD Supra
“The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into declining enforcement actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against…
EPA Lax On Enforcement, Says Environmental Group
From: Boise State Public Radio
“The critical analysis comes from the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. It shows the federal government referred significantly…
With the Government Shut Down, Is Your Water Safe?
From: The Nation
“The shutdown adds more disorder to the government’s halting efforts to keep communities lead-free. As the top enforcer of the Safe Drinking Water Act and lead-safety…
Firm at Center of Hunters Point Fraud Scandal Rewarded With More Government Work
From: Curbed SF
“Tetra Tech, the engineering firm paid more than $250 million by the U.S. Navy to remove radioactive contamination from San Francisco’s Hunters Point has so far escaped…