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GROUP TIES INTERIOR NOMINEE, WESTLANDS LOBBYIST TO ARCTIC REFUGE SCIENTIFIC FRAUD

From: Daily Kos

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) disagrees with Zinke’s rosy assessment of Bernhardt’s “extensive experience” serving as a key aide to Secretary…

INTERIOR: ENERGY COMPANIES PAID BERNHARDT MORE THAN $80K LAST YEAR

From: Greenwire

“"I am writing you on behalf of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to express our opposition to the nomination of David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary,…

PARK POLICE STAFFING SHRINKING DESPITE INCREASED NEED, SAYS WATCHDOG

From: Federal Times

““The U.S. Park Police are at a low ebb while facing a rising tide,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch in a press release. “In recent years, this force has…

DESPITE BEAR CONCERNS, RACE STILL ON, SAY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS

From: Los Alamos Monitor

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility last week said the National Park Service is downplaying the threat of interactions between wildlife and participants…

NATIONAL PARKS: POLICE UNION WANTS ZINKE TO SPLIT FORCE FROM NPS

From: Greenwire

“...the agency also struggles with a $12 billion maintenance backlog, and many parks are operating without a full staff. The number of law enforcement rangers has also…


News Releases

TRANSPARENCY LACKING IN FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM

Basic Preparedness and Performance Information Should be on PHMSA Website

VOTERS REJECT ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THREE STATES

Consumer Product Safety Commission Reviews Turf Marketing for Children

GAS PIPELINE POISED TO CARVE THROUGH NEW JERSEY’S PINELANDS

Pinelands Commission Scrambling to Contain Fallout from Behind-the-Scenes Moves

BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL PLAN POWERED BY MAGICAL THINKING

Key Ridership, Cost, Impact and Alternative Analyses Divorced from Real World

MISSOURI PARK WATER SYSTEMS COURT CONTAMINATION

State Ignores Its Own Water Tower Standards as Whistleblower Hearing Nears