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EPA CUTS DRAW ATTENTION TO COMPLEXITY OF AGENCY'S WORK IN WYOMING

From: Casper Star Tribune

“The federal investigation in Pavillion took place during the fracking boom, said Jeff Ruch. His organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…

ROGUE TWITTER ACCOUNTS FIGHT TO PRESERVE THE VOICE OF GOVERNMENT SCIENCE

From: The Intercept

“Although the employee, who has survived multiple administrations working for the government, declined to share their identity with The Intercept out of fear of…

TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TAKE AIM AT ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

From: Nature

““Nobody is expecting an increase, but it’s not clear at all that these cuts will make it through Congress,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for…

STATES MAY HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING UP FOR A SMALLER EPA

From: Buzzfeed

“According to data collected by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Florida only opened 297 environmental enforcement cases in 2015, an almost…

WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 'SHOCKED' BY REPORTED BUDGET CUTS

From: Government Executive

““The rise in extreme weather events across the country argues for increasing rather than stripping local forecasting capacity,” said PEER Executive Director…


News Releases

FEDERAL WORKERS WARNED ON SOCIAL MEDIA REFERENCES TO TRUMP

As He Is a Declared Reelection Candidate, Disparaging Trump May Violate the Hatch Act

TRUMP’S RADICAL ROLLBACK OF CLEAN WATER PROTECTIONS

Repeal and Replace Waters of U.S. Safeguards Rooted in “Alternative Facts”

PARK SERVICE CENSORED IN COMMUNICATING WITH CONGRESS

Park Concerns with Pending Bill Stifled by Junior Trump Political Operative

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH TIED IN KNOTS

Ethical Quagmires Line Narrow Path of Federal Workers’ Ability to Speak Out

DONALD TRUMP’S POSTPONED SCIENCE TEST

Political Screening of Science Backfires as Scientific Integrity Policies Dangle