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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

PENTAGON ORDERS STRONGER WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

Mandatory Investigations, Punishment for Retaliators, Appeals and Wider Coverage

CONGRESS TO FINALLY PROBE MASSIVE 2002 KLAMATH FISH KILL

Water Levels Halved by Cheney and Political Appointees over Scientists’ Objections

FLORIDA’S STIFF NEW POLLUTION FINES SPURRED BY RED INK

DEP Too Poor to Pay for Prosecutions Needed to Collect Big Penalties

BLM SEES WORSENING OFF-ROAD CRISIS RISKING VISITOR SAFETY

Ranger Ordered to Ignore Emergency in “Near Riot” at Utah’s Little Sahara

MORE CRONY HIRING BY TOP CIVIL SERVICE GUARDIAN

Embattled Special Counsel Bloch Engineers “Burrowing In” During Final Months