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AFTER PROMISING FIXES, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FACES RENEWED CRITICISMS OF TOXIC CULTURE

From: Government Executive

“The NPS culture is instead breeding corruption, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Specifically, PEER accused the agency of…

WATCHDOG: PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT NOT HELD TO SAME STANDARD

From: Federal Times

““In the Park Service, immunity for its managers appears immutable,” PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said in a release. He continued, saying that the only saving…

STRUGGLING U.S. NATIONAL PARKS FLOODED WITH VISITORS

From: Environment News Service

“An already thinning Bureau of Land Management is warned to get ready for further staff cutbacks, with possible buyouts if Trump targets are not met,…

SHUTDOWN THREAT RISKS STALLING WORK, PUSHING OUT STAFF

From: Bloomberg BNA

“Jeff Ruch, the director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said in an email to Bloomberg BNA the logistics of closure were unclear. The prospect…

OUT AND ABOUT: BLANKET PHONE COVERAGE PROPOSED FOR PARKS

From: The Spokesman Review

“Yellowstone National Park would be blanketed with strong 4G cell coverage under a multisite expansion entering its final approval phase, according to comments…


News Releases

DOWNGRADE FOR THREE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAILS UNDER WRAPS

Backroom Ploy Bars Park Status for North Country, Ice Age & New England Trails

BIGGEST AERIAL SPRAYING IN BAY STATE LEAVES BIG QUESTIONS

Mosquito Spraying for Equine Encephalitis Lacks Permit and Adequate Monitoring

CELL TOWER TO RISE IN CENTER OF YELLOWSTONE PARK

100-Foot Monstrosity Violates Height, Visibility and Public Notice Policies

NEW JERSEY LOST TRACK OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT CASES

DEP Will Need Weeks to Compile Appeal Numbers as Enforcement Languishes

RUBICON TRAIL DEAL WILL PROTECT WATER QUALITY

Settlement Involves Closures to Prevent Run-Off