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EPA PROPOSAL TO RESCIND CLEAN WATER RULE DRAWS PRAISE, FIRE

From: Law 360

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to rescind the Obama-era Clean Water Rule drew nearly 200,000 responses, with many business…

SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY

From: Jackson Hole News & Guide

““The unfortunate thing,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Washington, D.C., organization founded…

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION GOT IT RIGHT IN THE KLAMATH BASIN

From: News Deeply

“The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) alleges improprieties regarding an agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Klamath Water and Power Agency…

CALIFORNIA JOB FAIRS DRAW INTEREST FROM FEDERAL WORKERS

From: Bloomberg Government

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Washington-based nonprofit, told Bloomberg BNA Sept. 22 he’s not surprised…

ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST LEGISLATOR OVER WSU WOLF RESEARCH

From: Capital Press

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit activist group, has filed a complaint against Washington state Rep. Joel Kretz, alleging that he…


News Releases

FILTER THE CHEMICAL SOUP IN NEW JERSEY’S DRINKING WATER

Available Treatments Could Screen Hundreds of Unregulated Compounds from Taps

INTERIOR POSTS ONLY HALF OF A SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY

Draft Would Punish Scientists But Not Protect Against Political Manipulation

EXXON VALDEZ DAMAGES REMAIN UNSETTLED AFTER 21 YEARS

Inability to Document Natural Resource Damages May Bedevil BP Spill Payments

ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS IN LIVESTOCK THREATEN HUMAN HEALTH

FDA Voluntary “Judicious Use” Plan Too Weak and Narrow to Abate Risks

SPIKING MERCURY LEVELS IN COAL ASH POSE NEW RISKS

Tougher Pollution Controls Multiply Toxic Potency of Coal Combustion Wastes