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GOV. RICK SCOTT: A LAME DUCK WITH A LASER FOCUS ON JOBS

From: Tallahassee Democrat

"Easing up on regulations has been another feature of Scott’s pitch to businesses considering a move to Florida. A 2015 report by the Public Employees for…

QUALIFICATIONS OF INTERIOR CANDIDATES PALIN, GILLAM QUESTIONED

From: The Cordova Times

"“Elevating Sarah Palin’s abysmal record on the environment to a national level would be an unmitigated disaster,” said Rick Steiner, a retired University of…

THE 'THIN GREEN LINE' COULD USE SOME HELP

From: The Crime Report

"According to PEER, (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) there were 34 incidents involving attacks on US park rangers in 1995. By 2005 the number…

REMINDERS WHY PALIN WOULD BE TERRIBLE INTERIOR SECRETARY

From: SIT News

"With Sarah Palin’s name being floated as a potential Secretary of the Interior in President-Elect Donald Trump's administration, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…

CELL PHONE TOWER ISSUE AT THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK RAISES QUESTION OF CONNECTIVITY IN NATIONAL PARKS

From: National Parks Traveler

"...the use of cell phones in wilderness also is controversial, as Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reminds us with their challenge to…


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