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TRUMP ADMIN ORDERS EPA CONTRACT FREEZE AND MEDIA BLACKOUT

From: Chicago Tribune

"The executive director for the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Jeff Ruch, said the orders go beyond what has occurred in prior…

INFORMATION LOCKDOWN HITS TRUMP'S FEDERAL AGENCIES

From: Politico

"“From what we can tell, the cloud of Mordor is descending across the federal service,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of the watchdog group Public Employees for…

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FACES NEW RULES, NEW LEADERSHIP AMID GROWING PAINS

From: Federal News Radio

"“The original sweeping plan suffered from sloppy drafting and poorly thought-out concepts,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental…

EPA: TRUMP TRANSITION MEMBERS SAW GREEN IN FOIA SUITS

From: Greenwire

"Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility often files a FOIA lawsuit every few weeks, which is then resolved soon after, according to Jeff Ruch, the group's…

USFWS PREPARING BISON RANGE TRANSFER STUDY

From: Montana Public Radio

"Last May, a group of former employees and concerned citizens joined a lawsuit filed by the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER,…


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