Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
From: KHOU
“When water temperatures stay below 68 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time, manatees suffer cold-stress syndrome. That causes weight loss, fat loss, dehydration and other…
From: Futurism
“Ironically, the goals of the Hatch Act to remove partisanship from federal service and base personnel solely on merit, seem farther away even as the Act extends into…
From: KUER
““The fact that we have a president who is sort of the Twitterer-in-Chief in a position to basically shut down social media competition is another one of the ironies here,”…
From: Motherboard
““Federal employees who get into Twitter spats with Donald Trump face career risks that the Tweeter-in-Chief does not"
From: The Hill
“Signed under the radar, Zinke’s Jan. 12 order gave the acting directors for such bureaus as the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service “temporary re-delegation…
From: Greenwire
“Last month, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility asked Interior's inspector general to probe the agency's use of temporary or acting directors and whether…
From: LA Times
“The effort is aimed at removing federal Clean Water Act protection from millions of miles of streams and wetlands, including more than 80% of the waters in California…
From: The Daily Yonder
““While heavily subsidized grazing is not new to this administration, reducing low fees even further is a step in the wrong direction,” said Kirsten Stade, advocacy…
From: CNN
“Internal emails obtained by the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and shared with CNN, show the logistical hoops Park Service staff jumped…
From: Buzzfeed News
“"By merging these offices, to me, it seems like another nail in the coffin of science," Kyla Bennett, who ran wetland enforcement and permitting in EPA's New England…