News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
From: National Parks Traveler
“Despite the National Park Service's pledge to take a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment incidents, a park superintendent accused of inappropriate…
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Jul 24, 2017
| Tags: NPS
From: San Francisco Chronicle
“"the full report was released last week through a public records request from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that advocates…
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Jul 24, 2017
| Tags: Florida, NPS, Violence vs. Employees
From: Alaska Dispatch News
“"It's certainly an attempt by the Trump administration to do away with these wildlife protection rules," said Rick Steiner, a retired University of Alaska…
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Jul 23, 2017
| Tags: Alaska, NPS, NWR, Trump
From: Craig Medred
““The essential conflict (now) is that Alaska encourages lethal removal of predators in order to increase the supply of game animals while the federal agencies are…
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Jul 22, 2017
| Tags: Alaska, NPS, NWR, Trump
From: National Parks Traveler
“The directive to the Park Service drew immediate condemnation from the National Parks Conservation Association President and CEO Theresa Pierno. “U.S.…
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Jul 21, 2017
| Tags: Alaska, NPS, NWR, Trump
From: Washington Post
“Interior is pressing ahead right now despite a recent study by scientists for the state game department showing that predator control has little effect on the…
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Jul 21, 2017
| Tags: Alaska, NPS, NWR, Trump
From: Inside Climate News
“Jeff Ruch, Executive Director of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said Clement's whistleblower arguments could face some challenges.…
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Jul 20, 2017
| Tags: Alaska, DOI, EPA, Scientific Integrity, Trump, Whistleblower
From: Huffington Post
“The truth is that those materials litter the American landscape like no other industry or source of pollution ever has. “The Pentagon is the most prolific and…
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Jul 20, 2017
| Tags: EPA, Virginia
From: USA Today Network Florida
“The Department of Environmental Protection has opened 75 percent fewer pollution regulation enforcement cases since 2011, according to agency data gathered…
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Jul 15, 2017
| Tags: Florida
From: High Plains Public Radio
“The U.S. attorney’s “lengthy squatting” on the Bartlett case precluded the pursuit of civil or administrative remedies against the company, said Jeff…
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Jul 14, 2017
| Tags: Missouri, OSHA