Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
From: Tampa Bay Times
"Freshwater turtles began turning up dead along the St. Johns River in January. Now about 100 dead or dying turtles have been found in water bodies in Orange,…
From: E&E News
"Given that this high-level official is directly soliciting funds for his purported personal benefit, Mr. Pruitt needs to do far more than he is currently doing to avoid…
From: The Hill
"The group alleges that Pruitt’s fund, developed to help him pay for legal representation through numerous ethics and spending scandals, violates rules against accepting…
From: The Daily Caller
"CSB board members are expected to vote an Obama administration appointee as “interim executive” to take over for outgoing CSB chairwoman Vanessa Sutherland,…
From: The Florida Times-Union
"State officials repeatedly downplayed violations of pollution permits at Northeast Florida wastewater treatment plants that affect the St. Johns River,…
From: Sunnyside Daily Sun
"The settlement came about after the professor enlisted the help of the Silver Spring, Md.-based political action group Public Employees for Environmental…
From: Beyond Pesticides
"In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsbility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims by…
From: NBC Bay Area
"The U.S. Navy has uncovered further data falsification at the Hunters Point Shipyard, this time regarding radiation surveys conducted on 28 buildings at the site,…
From: InsideEPA
"A source at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which represents whistleblowers at EPA and other agencies, told Inside EPA, “eliminating wetlands…
From: YubaNet
"In this timber sale, Good Neighbor authority became a license to loot,” stated PEER Staff Counsel Adam Carlesco, arguing that under the guise of restoration, damaging…