Judge gives EPA deadline for studies backing Pruitt's claims
From: Greenwire
"In her decision Friday rejecting EPA's full request for additional time, Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia admonished…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
Internal Watchdog Just Dinged The Park Service Director For ‘Inappropriate’ Workplace Conduct
From: HufF Post
"The Interior Department’s internal watchdog released a report Thursday describing an inappropriate gesture made by the National Park Service director in department…
OpEd - EPA Head Must Ignore the Flak and Continue to Drop More Bombs”
From: Moultrie News / OpEd
"One of the reasons for the increase in the attacks against Pruitt is his April 30 introduction of “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,” a new…
Wildlife Protection Groups File Federal Suit Over Endangered Black Bear
From: Jurist/em>
"Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the US Department of the Interior for its removal of…
Southern Environmentalists Sue Over Black Bear
From: Courthouse News Service
"A group of Southern environmental groups claims the Louisiana black bear is in danger after the U.S. Department of the Interior booted it from the endangered…
Pruitt Proposes Weakening EPA's Power Over Water Polluters
From: Eco-Watch
"In a memo dated June 26 but released June 27, Pruitt asked the EPA's Office of Water and Regional Administrators to draft a proposal that would restrict the agency's…
Environmental Groups File Lawsuit to Protect La. Black Bear
From: WBRZ
"Multiple organizations have filed a lawsuit in an effort to protect the Louisiana black bear. According to a release, the lawsuit was filed Thursday by a coalition of conservation…
Internal Watchdog Just Dinged the Park Service Director for “Inappropriate” Workplace Conduct
From: Mother Jones
"The Interior Department’s internal watchdog released a report Thursday describing an inappropriate gesture made by the National Park Service director in department…
Pruitt Acts to Yield Some EPA Power Over Mining
From: WBAL
"In a memo released Wednesday by the EPA, Pruitt directs the agency to study renouncing part of its authority under the half-century-old Clean Water Act to veto permits that…
Meet the Government Chemist Who Spent 36 Months on Paid Leave Before He Was Fired
From: Government Executive
"In terms of his profession, Daniel Horowitz has been a political prisoner these past three years but rather than being released he was executed,” said Ruch,…