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FREE REIN FOR CHOPPERS DRIVES PARK ENTHUSIASTS TO COURT

From: Courthouse News

““The Park Service is supposed to protect parks for present and future generations but its jurisdiction in essence ends at the treetops,” Jeff Ruch, executive…

NATIONAL PARKS: HAWAIIANS, FEDERAL WORKER GROUP SUE OVER AIR TOUR NOISE

From: Greenwire

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono want FAA to draft plans or voluntary agreements to govern air tours in seven…

GROUPS SUE FOR NOISE POLLUTION ABOVE NATIONAL PARKS, INCLUDING ONE IN UTAH

From: The Salt Lake Tribune

“The lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono asks the court to order the FAA to draft…

WIELGUS AWAITS WSU SETTLEMENT RESPONSE

From: Daily Evergreen

“Since then, a public employee advocacy group has filed ethics complaints on behalf of Wielgus against WSU, and against Rep. Joel Kretz, a rancher, saying he threatened…

INTERIOR: REPUBLICANS PRESS FOR ZINKE TRAVEL DETAILS

From: Greenwire

“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility today released documents that show Zinke used a National Park Service boat to take him, family members and…


News Releases

LABOR PONDERS BREAKING UP TROUBLED WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM

Splitting Whistleblower Duties between Agencies Likely Does More Harm than Good

NEW JERSEY GUTS NEW PRIVATIZED TOXIC CLEAN-UP RULES

“Safety Cushion” Extended to Polluters at Expense of Public Health

OSHA JOB SAFETY RECORD INITIATIVE IMPLODES

Agency Quietly Pulls Plug on Touted Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program

INSPECTOR GENERAL RIPS OSHA WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM

80% of Investigations Found Inadequate; Whistleblowers Win Only 2% of Cases

INTERIOR MAKES BIG STRIDE ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

Secretary Salazar’s Order Could Be Transformative