WOLF KILLINGS REVIVE CALLS FOR PROTECTIVE ZONE AROUND DENALI
From: CGreenwire
"The photographs have caused a stir in Alaska and elsewhere, prompting state officials to call them part of a "media campaign." PEER published the photos on the group's…
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Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
LEAKED MEMO: PRUITT TAKING CONTROL OF CLEAN WATER ACT DETERMINATIONS
From: CNN
"This action subjects safeguards for clean water across the US to filtration through one politician's hands," said Bennett, an attorney, scientist and wetlands specialist…
DENALI WOLF BUFFER BILL LIKELY TO STALL IN SENATE
From: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
“Despite getting one committee hearing last month, a bill that would ban wolf hunting on a section of state land near Denali National Park remains unlikely…
BODINE SAYS INFORMAL ENFORCEMENT MAY CUT CASES BUT SPEED COMPLIANCE
From: Inside EPA
“EPA enforcement chief Susan Bodine says the agency plans to launch pilot projects using “informal” enforcement actions that notify a facility of a violation and aim…
FWC RESCUES MANATEE HIT BY BOAT NEAR SANFORD MARINA
From: WFTV9 ABC
“The injury comes as watchdog groups say Florida is on pace for another record year for manatee deaths in 2018. A total 166 manatees have died statewide through March…
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES MARK EVALUATIONS OF EPA’S PERFORMANCE
From: Government Executive
“The advocacy group PEER, using numbers from EPA’s results and analysis and trends website, concluded that the number of administrative enforcement cases…
SHULKIN SAYS HE WAS FIRED. THE WHITE HOUSE SAID HE RESIGNED. HERE'S WHY IT MATTERS.
From: CNN
“An environmental watchdog group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, is taking that approach with a handful of Interior Department nominees who it says have…
TRUMP’S NOMINEE TO OVERSEE SUPERFUND PROGRAM SPENT DECADES FIGHTING EPA CLEANUPS ON BEHALF OF POLLUTERS
From: The Intercept
“Environmental enforcement cases have already dropped sharply in the past year. According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, “The 2017 case referrals…
A 'NATIONAL DISGRACE' GETS A REHAB, BUT DONATIONS SPARK WORRY
From: Greenwire
“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said that parks risk giving donors undue influence over management decisions by…
KEY ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE THREATS, CYBERWAR AND TERRORISM GOES "MISSING" UNDER TRUMP
From: Truthout
“The group suggested that the Strategic National Risk Assessment may have gone "missing" because it could cause political problems for the Trump administration, which…