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From: PBS
“Threats and assaults against federal employees working in the wilderness were on the rise, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit group…
From: High Country News
“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, thinks sexual harassment is a symptom of a larger dysfunction at national…
From: Ammoland
“According to PEER, in 2012 reported assault incidents rose more than 40% in wildlife refuges and in areas patrolled by the U.S. Park Police, and by more than 12% in…
From: Washington Post
“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group that has called on the Park Service to dismiss several employees…
From: WDEF.com
“The group gathered responses from 104 out of 302 managers of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s federal refuge and 364 employees of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),…
Nearly One in 5 Victimized Yearly; 160% Jump Since 2007 Yet Few Cases Prosecuted
Incidents More than Triple in National Parks, Forest Violence Up a Third in 2009
Number of Reported Threat and Harassment Cases Nearly Triple Since 2004
As Incidents Proliferate, NOAA Stops Keeping Track
Threats, Intimidation and Safety Concerns Documented in Independent Report