PEER in Kentucky

PEER's environmental work is solely directed by the needs of its members. As a consequence, we have the distinct honor of serving resource professionals who daily cast profiles in courage in cubicles across the country.

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Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Kentucky:


News Releases for Kentucky
July 20, 2009  NERVE GAS LEAK DETECTORS INOPERATIVE FOR YEARS — Army Report Confirms Blue Grass Chemical Weapons Depot Was “Flying Blind”
November 26, 2007  BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL WEAPON WHISTLEBLOWER HEARING TOMORROW — Current and Ex-Workers Testify on Safety, Preparedness and Culture of Reprisal
November 5, 2007  STATE CHARGES ARMY CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT WITH VIOLATIONS — Criminal Probe Widens to Spill Cover-Ups and Falsification of Monitoring Reports
May 10, 2007  NEW WHISTLEBLOWER SURFACES AT CHEMICAL WEAPON DEPOT — Worker Safety, Environmental Violations and Data Falsification at Kentucky Facility
April 2, 2007  ARMY CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION — Federal Probe Targets Agent Leaks, Monitoring Failures & Environmental Violations
February 13, 2006  ARMY TO BANISH WHISTLEBLOWER FROM CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT — “Lack of Positive Attitude” Cited as Basis for Rescinding Clearance
September 14, 2005  CHEMICAL WEAPONS PLANTS ISSUE GAG ORDER TO EMPLOYEES — All Disclosures of Unclassified but “Sensitive” Information Must Be Cleared
September 2, 2005  CHEMICAL WEAPONS MONITOR FILES RETALIATION COMPLAINT — Emergency Response Capability at Chemical Weapons Depot in Doubt
August 25, 2005  CHEMICAL WEAPON LEAK DETECTORS INOPERATIVE — Monitors for VX Agent at Kentucky Storage Depot Not Working for Years

PEER does not have a Kentucky chapter, but if you would like to start one, let us know.

As a service organization, PEER relies on current or former agency employees to point out issues to work on. If you work for a resource management agency, and you struggle with:

  • political interference with science-based decisions,
  • undue influence of industry into permitting decisions,
  • a management hostile to the conservation views of staff,
  • censorship of job-related opinions, or
    • anti-government threats from your community

PEER can help!
Our job is to deliver the problem to your agency decision-makers and the public while protecting the anonymitiy of the messanger. This may be as simple as a letter from PEER to your supervisor that says, "we're watching," or as complex as a legal challenge to your administration. To see examples of common tactics we've used in other states, check out our agency surveys, white papers and news releases.

As with all of our work, every project is employee directed. That means you call the shots.

For more information, contact PEER at info@peer.org or (202) 265-7337.