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GROUP TIES INTERIOR NOMINEE, WESTLANDS LOBBYIST TO ARCTIC REFUGE SCIENTIFIC FRAUD

From: Daily Kos

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) disagrees with Zinke’s rosy assessment of Bernhardt’s “extensive experience” serving as a key aide to Secretary…

INTERIOR: ENERGY COMPANIES PAID BERNHARDT MORE THAN $80K LAST YEAR

From: Greenwire

“"I am writing you on behalf of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to express our opposition to the nomination of David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary,…

PARK POLICE STAFFING SHRINKING DESPITE INCREASED NEED, SAYS WATCHDOG

From: Federal Times

““The U.S. Park Police are at a low ebb while facing a rising tide,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch in a press release. “In recent years, this force has…

DESPITE BEAR CONCERNS, RACE STILL ON, SAY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS

From: Los Alamos Monitor

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility last week said the National Park Service is downplaying the threat of interactions between wildlife and participants…

NATIONAL PARKS: POLICE UNION WANTS ZINKE TO SPLIT FORCE FROM NPS

From: Greenwire

“...the agency also struggles with a $12 billion maintenance backlog, and many parks are operating without a full staff. The number of law enforcement rangers has also…


News Releases

INTERIOR RE-IMPOSES GAG ORDER ON CHIEF CHAMBERS

No Interviews Without Permission of Don Murphy

FISH AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR OVERRULES HIS OWN SCIENTIFIC PANEL

Allows Continued Hunting of Rare Trumpeter Swans

15-YEAR OLD WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT IS A "FAILURE"

Anniversary Sees Few Protected, Paralyzing Backlogs & Fear of Retaliation

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CELL TOWERS SPREADING THROUGHOUT NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Park System Ignoring Public Notice Rules; Does Not Even Track New Towers

SPECIAL COUNSEL INTERVENES IN CHIEF CHAMBERS CASE

45-Day Stay First Step Toward Restoration