News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
From: San Francisco Business Times
"What makes these findings so remarkable is that the Navy was on notice for years that it had a major data meltdown on its hands yet is still trying…
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Apr 10, 2018
From: Mother Jones
"It’s hard to think of a scenario where an attorney general would be held to account because of administrative violations,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director of…
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Apr 09, 2018
From: The National Memo
"The Trump administration is trying to rush through a review of the Pebble Mine in Alaska with some public hearings not even having microphones for speakers.…
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Apr 09, 2018
| Tags: Alaska, EPA
From: Vox
"Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental advocacy group for government workers, published a startling memo showing that Pruitt made himself the…
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Apr 06, 2018
From: National Parks Traveler
"According to a release Tuesday from PEER, "studies show hunting and trapping outside Denali is having a big impact on the viability of wolf packs inside…
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Apr 06, 2018
From: Washington Examiner
"Twenty-four hours have passed since a flurry of bad headlines hit, and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is still standing. Lobbyists, Trump…
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Apr 06, 2018
From: E&E News
"In an effort to discredit me for speaking out and to intimidate current EPA employees, EPA may have provided my private employment information to media outlets and a…
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Apr 06, 2018
| Tags: EPA
From: Inside Climate News
"Authority previously delegated to regional administrators to make final determinations of geographic jurisdiction shall be retained by the Administrator,"…
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Apr 05, 2018
| Tags: EPA
From: Greenwire
"Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 is clear that the president — and only the president — can designate acting directors…
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Apr 05, 2018
From: The Hill
"The new order heavily downplays the role of local EPA experts in the field who in the past have made the final recommendations — and often decisions — regarding necessary…
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Apr 05, 2018