News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
From: Wisconsin Gazette
“Today, the Sacramento Bee’s Stuart Leavenworth broke the story that Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) had obtained a leaked memo that…
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Aug 23, 2017
| Tags: DOI, NPS, Trump
From: Clean Technica
““Jeffrey Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental…
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Aug 22, 2017
| Tags: EPA, Trump
From: Bloomberg
“Jeff Ruch, who represented Horowitz as director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), said in an email to Bloomberg BNA the changes won’t do…
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Aug 21, 2017
| Tags: OPM
From: Digital Journal
“As for our national parks, plastic bottles are the single largest contributor to trash, making up one-third of their solid waste on average, according to a report…
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Aug 17, 2017
| Tags: District of Columbia, NPS, Trump
From: Chewelah Independent
“A national nonprofit group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which specializes in government scientist whistle-blowing protection…
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Aug 16, 2017
| Tags: Animal Slaughter, FWS, Scientific Integrity, War on Wolves, Washington
From: La Crosse Tribune
“The practice amounts to “a state-sanctioned financial subsidy for hunters engaged in the criminal harassment” of wolves, an attorney for Public Employees for…
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Aug 16, 2017
| Tags: FWS, Wildlife Slaughter, Wisconsin
From: Malibu Surfside News
““We have encountered some challenges, but we anticipate being able to meet the court-mandated timeline for completing all of the work.” The court mandate…
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Aug 15, 2017
| Tags: California, Toxic Schools
From: NoLa
“"This is a huge change, and they made it over a few days, with almost no record, no documentation," Ruchs said, adding, "It wasn't so much cooking the books. It was throwing…
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Aug 14, 2017
| Tags: EPA, Scientific Integrity, Trump, Whistleblower
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
“"Wisconsin encourages hunting practices that seem calculated to cause fatal conflicts with wolves," said PEER staff attorney Adam Carlesco. "Endangered…
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Aug 14, 2017
| Tags: Animal Slaughter, War on Wolves, Wisconsin
From: Daily Kos
“Jeffrey Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields,…
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Aug 12, 2017
| Tags: EPA, Scientific Integrity, Wetlands