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GRAND TETON - PARK HIDES CELL TOWER PLANS FROM PUBLIC, ENVIRO GROUP SAYS

From: Greenwire

“"We're not against cell towers per se," said PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. "We want to make sure they don't needlessly sacrifice park values such as serenity,…

SCOTT PRUITT’S DIRTY POLITICS

From: The New Yorker

“Jeff Ruch, the head of an organization called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, made a FOIA request for documentation of the task force’s deliberations,…

TOP NPS OFFICIAL UNDER INTERNAL INVESTIGATION

From: Greenwire

“Jeff Ruch, the group's executive director, said the incident will be a test of Zinke's promise of having "zero tolerance" for sexual harassment, saying it "has no credibility…

PUBLIC IN DARK ABOUT CELL TOWER PLANS IN GRAND TETON

From: Seattle Times

“The plans provided to the public thus far have been vague, and park officials are required by law to involve the public more than they have, Ruch said. The group…

TRUMP’S LATEST EPA NOMINEE LET CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICAL POLLUTE GROUNDWATER

From: Huffington Post

“A 1998 survey by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found staffers at the Department of Environmental Quality deeply dissatisfied…


News Releases

COURT LETS PARK SERVICE DROP DESERT TORTOISE PROTECTIONS

Park Service Wins Legal Victory at Mojave of Which It Should Be Ashamed

PARK SERVICE SCRAMBLES TO SAVE FACE IN PLASTIC BOTTLE FIASCO

Focused Public Pressure Trumped Corporate Influence on National Park Policies

TIME TO APPOINT AN EFFECTIVE INSPECTOR GENERAL AT INTERIOR

Devaney Shielded Politicos by Targeting Small Fish, Letting Big Ones off the Hook

DOCUMENTS LINK COKE TO GRAND CANYON PLASTIC BOTTLE REVERSAL

Secret Decision to Block Single-Use Bottle Bans throughout National Park System

FISHERIES OBSERVERS TOLD TO TURN BLIND EYE TO VIOLATIONS

Shark Finning, Pollution and Safety Complaints Trigger Reprisal, Not Enforcement