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STEWARDS OF FEDERAL LANDS FEEL THREATENED, SURVEY SHOWS

From: Live Science

"Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit that represents government staff, released the results of the survey on Feb. 2. The group gathered…

EPA SCIENTISTS WORRY THEIR NEW BOSS DOESN'T WANT SCIENCE

From: Wired

"Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general, is probably going to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The full Senate will almost certainly vote to confirm…

FOREST SERVICE ON HOLD FOR HIRING SEASONS FIREFIGHTERS, TRAIL CREWS

From: The Spokesman Review

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the sweeping language of the order left it difficult to interpret.…

LISTEN: PEER’S JEFF RUCH ON THE SOJOURNER TRUTH RADIO SHOW

From: The Sojourner Truth Radio Show

"Ruch and show host Margaret Prescott discussed President Donald Trump’s censorship of government agency social media accounts. PEER is following…

PEER PRESSURE PROTECTS US GOVT EMPLOYEES

From: Maximpact Blog

"PEER allows public servants to work as “anonymous activists” so that agencies must confront the message, rather than the messenger, says PEER Executive Director…


News Releases

BEETLES BUNGLED – BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OUT OF CONTROL

Federal Campaign Aimed at Tamarisk Threatens Endangered Willow Flycatcher

COMPROMISED COAL ASH RULE BELATEDLY UNVEILED

Late Changes Tip Scales against Tough Regulation as Gray Areas Abound

WIDESPREAD ASBESTOS VIOLATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS

EPA Intervention Demanded to Eliminate Asbestos Problems before Schools Reopen

BP BUCKED CANADA’S SAME SEASON RELIEF WELL POLICY

Citing Its Gulf Expertise, BP Argued Rapid Relief Well Capacity Is Needless Expense

DUNE SCRAPING BY DELAWARE STATE AGENCY ON REFUGE IS ILLEGAL

State Resource Agency Violates its Own Laws and Federal Wetland Protections