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GROUP PETITIONS GOVERNMENT FOR CO DETECTORS IN ALL NEW CARS

From: NBC News 4

“Ruch said PEER filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in March 2016 requesting the agency require all new vehicles be equipped…

OP-ED: AMERICAN VALUES ARE BEING TRASHED AS TRUMP RAMPAGE RATCHETS UP

From: Digital Journal

“As for our national parks, plastic bottles are the single largest contributor to trash, making up one-third of their solid waste on average, according to a report…

TRUMP'S FEDERAL HIRING FREEZE MAKES AMERICA LESS SAFE

From: New American Journal

“According to the union that represents these brave first responders who tend to be top notch people just like the National Park Service rangers they work…

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…

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

GRAY ADMINISTRATION GUTS DC RESIDENT HIRING PREFERENCE

Unwritten Civil Service Selection Process Circumvents Bonus Points for DC Residents

REDSKIN OWNER TREE-CUTTING WHISTLEBLOWER CASE RESOLVED

Special Counsel Mediation Brings Happy Ending for Park Service Ranger Danno

SCANT TESTING FOR ARCTIC BLOWOUT CAPPING SYSTEM

Safety Agency Can Produce Only One Page of Notes to Demonstrate Cap Reliability

POLITICAL MUDWRESTLING ON MEXICAN WOLF SCIENCE

Documents Show Bargaining to Shape Scientific Findings to Meet Political Ends

PENTAGON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY RULE – BROAD SWEEP, FEW DETAILS

One-Third of Federal Agencies Still Lack Final Policies, Others Are Incomplete