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From: Greenwire
“"We're not against cell towers per se," said PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. "We want to make sure they don't needlessly sacrifice park values such as serenity,…
From: The New Yorker
“Jeff Ruch, the head of an organization called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, made a FOIA request for documentation of the task force’s deliberations,…
From: Greenwire
“Jeff Ruch, the group's executive director, said the incident will be a test of Zinke's promise of having "zero tolerance" for sexual harassment, saying it "has no credibility…
From: Seattle Times
“The plans provided to the public thus far have been vague, and park officials are required by law to involve the public more than they have, Ruch said. The group…
From: Huffington Post
“A 1998 survey by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found staffers at the Department of Environmental Quality deeply dissatisfied…
Seattle City Council Poised to Cede White River Game Management to Muckleshoot
Mounting Scandals Creating “Bunker Mentality” Inside Troubled Agency
State Pocked by Thousands of Hazardous Waste Sites with Little Monitoring
TELLURIDE, COLO. – San Miguel County in Colorado has formally joined an effort to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse under the federal Endangered Species Act. The County’s action is in response to a decision…
Series of Cleanup Fiascoes Have Communities Feeling Betrayed and Vulnerable