WATCHDOG GROUP BLASTS US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
From: Central Valley Business Times
“Three recent federal investigations have found the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation misspending more than $100 million in funds but the agency has not…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
AGENCY: TURBINES COULD SPIN DURING BIRD MIGRATIONS
From: Cape Cod Times
“Feathering is what bird conservationists had asked for 10 years ago, said Kyla Bennett of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, one of the plaintiffs…
FEDERAL AUDIT REVEALS $84 MILLION MISUSED FOR DELTA TUNNELS PLANNING
From: Elk Grove News
“PEER claimed that of the $60 million in Coordination Act grants spent, “not a dime went to habitat improvements.“ Instead, the group said the money was actually…
CLASHES WITH WOLVES: WISCONSIN WILDLIFE IS HOUNDED WITH UNBEARABLE CRUELTY
From: Wisconsin Gazette
“Last month, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the issue. “Wisconsin encourages…
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND KEY HOUSE REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR AERIAL GUNNING OF GRIZZLY BEARS AND WOLVES
From: Alternet
“Today’s reporting by the Sacramento Bee, and the work of PEER, have sent up a flare, warning the world that there is maneuvering to launch an unacceptable assault on…
HUNDREDS OF EPA WORKERS LEAVE THE AGENCY
From: The Scientist
“Pruitt has yet to put forth any details on how the EPA’s functions may change given its diminished staff, Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public…
GOVERNMENT ILL-EQUIPPED TO MONITOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS DAMAGED BY HURRICANE HARVEY
From: Houston Chronicle
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group representing government environmental workers, published data obtained under the Freedom of Information…
HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE EPA'S SCOTT PRUITT ARE MAKING AMERICA'S ENVIRONMENT DEADLY AGAIN
From: LA Times
“Pruitt also has targeted more than 30 rules and regulations for rescission or rollback, and, according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility advocacy…
EPA PUTS TRUMP POLITICAL AIDE IN CHARGE OF GRANT FUNDING DECISIONS
From: The Hill
“A former Trump campaign aide has been charged with decisions on grant funding at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Washington Post reported."
HUNDREDS OF EPA WORKERS LEAVE IN RECENT DAYS
From: The Wall Street Journal
“Mr. Pruitt hasn’t laid out any plan for how to reshape the agency or its priorities, making it more difficult to improve its performance with fewer resources,…