SCIENCE ADVOCATES TELL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: WRITE IT DOWN
From: Union of Concerned Scientists
“The guide is a joint project of UCS, the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, GAP, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and POGO. Science…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
PEER BLASTS DEP FOR FAILURES MADE DURING PETROLEUM CLEANUP PROGRAM REVAMP
From: Florida Specifier
“In a white paper released in January, Florida Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility provided an extensive and well-documented critique of the Florida…
DEP PREAPPROVAL/PRP TIMELINE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY THE DEP OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
From: Enviro-Net
“In conjunction with our Feb/March 2018 Specifier article entitled “PEER blasts DEP for failures made during petroleum cleanup program revamp,” we offer this timeline…
GROUP CLAIMS ACTING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR APPOINTED ILLEGALLY
From: National Parks Traveler
“In its claim, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility contends that Mr. Smith's appointment was in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform…
ENVIRO WATCHDOG SAYS DOI TEMP OFFICIALS ARE ILLEGAL
From: Law360
“In a complaint filed with the DOI's inspector general, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility claims that the acting heads of the BLM, FWS and NPS are serving…
IT'S TIME FOR TRUMP TO HIRE MORE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
From: Splinter
“In the letter, the organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claims that Trump and Zinke have violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act…
TRUMP OFFICIALS UNDER FIRE FOR TAPPING “TEMPS” TO HEAD KEY INTERIOR AGENCIES
From: McClatchy
“In a complaint filed with the Interior Department’s Inspector General, the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility charged that Interior was…
COMPLAINT FILED OVER INTERIOR DEPARTMENT'S USE OF ACTING DIRECTORS IN PLACE OF NOMINEES
From: The Hill
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) sent a complaint to the Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General on Monday arguing that the department…
ZION NATIONAL PARK CONSIDERS LIMITING VISITORS, AND OTHER PARKS MAY FOLLOW SUIT
From: Backpacker
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which represents U.S. park rangers and other land managers, has come out in favor of putting visitation limits in…
COMPLAINT CALLS ACTING DIRECTORS INVALID
From: Greenwire
“In the six-page complaint lodged with Interior's Office of Inspector General, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility contends the Trump administration's…