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WAR IN THE WOODS: GAME WARDENS TAKE ON CARTEL MARIJUANA GROWERS

From: Ammoland

“According to PEER, in 2012 reported assault incidents rose more than 40% in wildlife refuges and in areas patrolled by the U.S. Park Police, and by more than 12% in…

CELL PHONE SERVICE IN ASHFORD-ELBE UPGRADED; RAINIER NEXT?

From: The Dispatch

“Jeff Ruch, the executive director of PEER, said, “The essence of wilderness is escaping the electronic tendrils of civilization. Public lands and resources should…

EPA CHIEF SUED FOR 'SPOUTING DECEPTIVE CLIMATE PSEUDO-SCIENCE'

From: Summit County Citizens Voice

“EPA administrator Scott Pruitt may have to back up his false claims on greenhouse gases and climate change in court. A lawsuit filed April 13 by…

REPUBLICANS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON EPA SCIENCE

From: High Country News

“Kyla Bennett, who worked at the EPA for 10 years as a wetland permit reviewer and today works for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER),…

U.S. STOPS TRANSFER OF BISON RANGE MANAGEMENT TO TRIBE

From: Post Register

“The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental advocacy group that opposed a previous attempt in 2010 to share management…


News Releases

USDA AND EPA PUSHING COAL ASH FOR GROWING CROPS

Toxic Contamination Risks Spread through Soil and Fertilizer Applications

TELLICO RIVER WATERSHED CLOSED TO OFF-ROAD TRAFFIC

Conservationists Applaud U.S. Forest Service Action to Restore Water Quality

NOAA RAISES RED FLAGS ON AGGRESSIVE OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN

Exclusion Zones, Buffers and Oil Spill Protections Would Scale Back Lease Schedule

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY WRESTLES WITH TRANSPARENCY

Proposed PEER Openness Rules Being Studied for “Feasibility and Practicality”

INDUSTRY PUSHES JERSEY GOVERNOR’S BUTTON ON WIND POWER PERMIT

String-Pulling to Keep Federal Stimulus Dollars by Shelving Eco-Study Requirements