EPA MARKS SEVEN SUPERFUND SITES AS CLEAN
From: Pacific Standard
“In June, the task force issued a report with 42 recommendations, which Pruitt adopted immediately. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an advocacy…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
WIRE THE WILDERNESS? AS CELL SERVICE EXPANDS, NATIONAL PARKS BECOME THE LATEST DIGITAL BATTLEGROUNDS
From: Merced Sun Star
“PEER, which has asked the Interior Department’s Inspector General to investigate, said that Yosemite is “violation of both federal laws and agency policies” by…
THE MEMBERS OF EPA'S SUPERFUND TASK FORCE HAD REALLY GOOD MEMORIES
From: Mondaq / Foley Hoag
“It turns out that, according to Johnny Walker, the DOJ attorney representing EPA in the litigation, there is a simple explanation for EPA’s failure to produce…
EPA FAILS PUBLIC IN LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ON SUPERFUND CHANGES
From: Burlington Record
“No doubt, Pruitt’s EPA feels under siege from groups like PEER. But the environmentalists are correct to say it strains credulity to believe the Superfund report…
FOR YEAR END CHARITABLE GIVING - SOME FAVORITES
From: Huffington Post
“PEER’s staff is knowledgeable, organized and relentless in protecting federal employees’ right to bring their conscience to work and speak out against unlawful…
COVERING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
From: NM Political Report
“Despite the hopes of many, the Obama administration didn’t necessarily champion environmental issues or the agencies and employees working on natural resources.…
700+ EMPLOYEES HAVE LEFT THE EPA UNDER TRUMP: LOSS OF SCIENTISTS, STAFFERS UNDERMINES AGENCY'S PURPOSE
From: Eco Watch
““There has been a drop of employees of 770 between April and December. While several hundred of those are buyouts, the rest of those are either people that are retiring…
RACHEL MADDOW RIPS DISGRACED OKLAHOMA BANKER WHO 'IMMACULATELY CONCEIVED' REPORT ON TOXICALLY POLLUTED SUPERFUND SITES
From: Raw Story
““The EPA did not respond with any materials,” Maddow said. “PEER sued and this week, almost six months later, they did not get the documents they were looking for but…
PRUITT DRIVES OUT EPA STAFF, HIRES BUDDY
From: MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show
“Rachel Maddow reports on the disgraced former banker Albert Kelly, Scott Pruitt's friend who he put in charge of an EPA superfund cleanup task force…
RETALIATION, NOT JUST HARASSMENT, A PROBLEM AT INTERIOR, GROUP SAYS
From: FED Week
“However, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility organization stressed that the survey also found that when employees complained, no action was taken in…