LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... Aaron Allen, referred The Times to a public affairs officer who could not be reached for comment.Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said Wylie, who was off duty when she paddled down the river, has a 1st Amendment right to speak out.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Something is wrong at the Environmental Pro- ; tection Agency (EPA). In recent years, there have been congressional investigations into political collusion with chemical industry forces, outcry about the quiet closure of EPA libraries and a steady stream of high- level agency officials filing out the door in protest. All of this has damaged the credibility of the agency, says Jeff Ruch,...
Not Very Bright (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... has oversight responsibility over the fire service? This is ticket-fixing at the highest levels. Jeff Ruch , executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The story of Brown’s pulling out all the stops to avoid this fine is pretty appalling. It’s exactly the kind of example that comes to mind when I hear the presidential candidates talk about fatcats in...
Docuticker (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... (PEER). “Today’s Interior Department makes Teapot Dome look good,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, referring to the 1920’s scandal where federal oil interests were handed over to political cronies without competitive bidding in return for questionable favors. “Sex and drugs are only symptoms of a far deeper corruption plaguing Interior.” In recent months, Interior has been...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... contaminated soil and water with acid, metals and radionuclides," he said in a statement Wednesday.Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the decision marked "a rare pro-whistleblower verdict" from Bush administration appointees."The federal government desperately needs more courageous public servants like Earle Dixon in its ranks,"...
