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CONTRACTORS BENEFITED MOST FROM PROGRAM TO HELP FISH AND FARMERS, AGENCY SAYS

From: The Sacramento Bee

"“It was almost like (they were) using these funds as their own cookie jar,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility."

'LEAKED REPORT' RAISES IRE OF WATER USERS

From: Herald & News

"The Public Employees Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed the whistleblower disclosure in February 2015 on behalf of Todd Pederson, a BOR natural resource…

THE CLEAN AIR ACT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US. HERE'S WHY IT'S NOT

From: Huffington Post

"Florida’s chapter of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which advocates for stronger enforcement, blamed Scott’s business-friendly politics for…

RECREATIONAL LAND REQUIREMENT NO LONGER PART OF DUNES PROJECT PLAN

From: Chicago Tribune

"The letter also raised the ire of Washington, D.C.-based Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which has been working to ensure that the NPS gave…

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IS MELTING DOWN OVER HARASSMENT CHARGES IN ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

From: Los Angeles Times

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, argues that the anguish expressed by some employees stems…


News Releases

NEW JERSEY TO PRIVATIZE LAND USE PERMITTING

Contractors to Write Flood Control, Coastal Wetlands and Other Approvals

COURT THROWS OUT NATIONAL BISON RANGE TRIBAL PACT

Failure to Consider Potential Negative Effects on Iconic Refuge Was Fatal Flaw

CALIFORNIA DROPS PARK HUNTING PLAN, FOR NOW

Conservation Groups Seek Increased Protection for Tolowa Dunes State Park

EPA PRESCRIBES FLORIDA TOUGH MEDICINE FOR EVERGLADES

State May Balk at Stringent Federal Water Quality Measures and Timetables

OSHA SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WHISTLE BLOWING BUSINESS

Scathing GAO Report Cements Case for a Separate Whistleblower Protection Agency