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From: Washington Post
"“At PEER, we are reviewing reduction-in-force and other rules governing the fate of employees squeezed out by tightened purse strings,” Jeff Ruch, PEER’s executive…
From: Arizona Sun
"“This does not appear to be a leadership that is going to be concerned about either sexual harassment or employee discrimination or even workplace morale,” Jeff Ruch,…
From: Oregon Live
"Politico quoted Jeff Ruch, executive director of the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: "From what we can tell, the cloud of Mordor…
From: Motherboard
"The third party could be a journalist, but it doesn’t have to be. It could be the Electronic Frontier Foundation, or the American Civil Liberties Union. It could…
From: Bloomberg
"The Trump administration approach is very similar to actions under the George W. Bush administration to suppress or rewrite documents deemed contrary to the administration’s…
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