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CONTRACTORS BENEFITED MOST FROM PROGRAM TO HELP FISH AND FARMERS, AGENCY SAYS

From: The Sacramento Bee

"“It was almost like (they were) using these funds as their own cookie jar,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility."

'LEAKED REPORT' RAISES IRE OF WATER USERS

From: Herald & News

"The Public Employees Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed the whistleblower disclosure in February 2015 on behalf of Todd Pederson, a BOR natural resource…

THE CLEAN AIR ACT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US. HERE'S WHY IT'S NOT

From: Huffington Post

"Florida’s chapter of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which advocates for stronger enforcement, blamed Scott’s business-friendly politics for…

RECREATIONAL LAND REQUIREMENT NO LONGER PART OF DUNES PROJECT PLAN

From: Chicago Tribune

"The letter also raised the ire of Washington, D.C.-based Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which has been working to ensure that the NPS gave…

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IS MELTING DOWN OVER HARASSMENT CHARGES IN ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

From: Los Angeles Times

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, argues that the anguish expressed by some employees stems…


News Releases

NEW JERSEY POLLUTION AGENCY BUFFETED BY REVOLVING DOOR ISSUES

Corzine Urged to Impose Stricter Ethics Rules, Lobbying Transparency & Whistleblower Protection

CONSERVATION GROUPS CHARGE EPA WITH VIOLATING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Call for fisheries biologists to evaluate pollution discharged into critical habitat

FEDERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM SURMOUNTS LOCAL OPPOSITION

Court Rules South Dakota Zoning Board Cannot Block Stream Buffers

ROMNEY REVERSES HIMSELF ON ENVIRONMENTAL CLOSURES

Office Re-Opened After Three Years Due to Predicted Enforcement Disruption

EMBATTLED DEPUTY CHIEF MURPHY TO RESIGN FROM PARK SERVICE

All Officials Responsible for Removal of Park Police Chief Chambers Now Gone