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From: Clean Technica ““Jeffrey Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields, said the E.P.A. could not allow changes like this to take place, or expect its employees to ...

From: Sacramento Bee “Agency officials were told they could not repeat their concerns to Congress, according to Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, who obtained the memo and provided a copy to McClatchy.” Read more . . . Read the ...

From: Bloomberg “Jeff Ruch, who represented Horowitz as director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), said in an email to Bloomberg BNA the changes won’t do much for Horowitz’s situation.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

From: Canada Free Press ““From our point of view, it’s kind of obvious,” said Jeff Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), when asked about staffers’ growing pushback. “You have Donald Trump, who ran and said he would drain the ...

From: La Crosse Tribune “The practice amounts to “a state-sanctioned financial subsidy for hunters engaged in the criminal harassment” of wolves, an attorney for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said in a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.” ...

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 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).” Read more . . . Read the PEER ...

From: The Lily “Jeff Ruch, PEER’s executive director, blasted the agency’s handling of the case, saying it “perpetuates a culture of impunity.” He said by issuing the talking points, the Park Service “re-victimized the victims and implied that they were not as valuable to the ...

From: Chewelah Independent “A national nonprofit group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which specializes in government scientist whistle-blowing protection filed a 12-page complaint in April alleging that WSU officials punished and silenced Robert Wielgus, the ...

From: Daily Kos “Jeffrey Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields, said the E.P.A. could not allow changes like this to take place, or expect its employees to follow such ...

From: Malibu Surfside News ““We have encountered some challenges, but we anticipate being able to meet the court-mandated timeline for completing all of the work.” The court mandate Massetti refers to stems from when America Unites For Kids and Public and Employees for Environmental ...

From: NoLa “”This is a huge change, and they made it over a few days, with almost no record, no documentation,” Ruchs said, adding, “It wasn’t so much cooking the books. It was throwing out the books.”” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

From: Wisconsin Public Radio “”Wisconsin encourages hunting practices that seem calculated to cause fatal conflicts with wolves,” said PEER staff attorney Adam Carlesco. “Endangered species are legally protected from human activity which adversely affects the animals, ...

From: Raw Story “Jeff Ruch — executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) — told The Hill it’s “kind of obvious” why public employees would be in open revolt against a president who appears bent on dismantling their agencies.” Read ...

From: World Tribune “Jeff Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), said EPA unions and employees invited his group to do “free-speech brown bag presentations” about how to legally fight back against the Trump administration.” ...

From: PJ Media ““From our point of view, it’s kind of obvious,” said Jeff Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), when asked about staffers’ growing pushback. “You have Donald Trump, who ran and said he would drain the swamp, ...

From: Chesterton Tribune “Hellmers also said that DunesAction is working closely with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) in their deliberations with the National Park Service and the Indiana DNR. PEER’s primary focus is to protect government employees and whistle ...

From: Star Tribune “The practice amounts to “a state-sanctioned financial subsidy for hunters engaged in the criminal harassment” of wolves, an attorney for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said in a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.” Read ...

From: Ruidoso News “WildEarth Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity authored the petition and are joined in their call for a nationwide ban on M-44 cyanide bombs by Advocates for the West, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Born Free USA, the Endangered Species Coalition, the ...

From: The Daily Evergreen “He said in June he was planning to sue the university for defamation and damages, including six years of salary and benefits. But Adam Carlesco, Wielgus’ attorney, said they are now negotiating with WSU and will soon send them a demand letter.” Read ...

From: Vice News ““It sends the message that it’s OK to violate the law and it’s the cost of doing business. And that’s a problem because it shouldn’t be a cost of doing business,” said Kyla Bennett, who worked on wetlands enforcement at the EPA’s New England region for ...