Protecting Public Health
Environmental and health specialists are heartsick over the malfeasance of their agencies in failing to protect the health of children, workers and the public at large. We expose information about the effects of environmental toxins on public health, challenge industry capture of our regulatory agencies, and fight for an effective safety net to protect us from dangerous toxins.
Covid-19 Pandemic
PEER is stepping up its efforts to ensure that public health experts have the capacity and the legal backing to speak truth to power and that government agencies continue their essential functions.
Air Pollution
Colorado has been undermining its own air pollution experts for years in favor of easing requirements for industry.
PFAS
The EPA is failing to protect the public from the health risks of this new class of chemicals.
Toxic Cleanups
EPA and state governments often fail to clean up some of the most dangerous toxic sites.
Chemical Safety
The US Chemical Safety Board is failing in its duty to monitor, investigate and report on chemical safety accidents in the U.S.
Artificial Turf
Human health risks from toxic chemicals and known carcinogens found in synthetic sports fields and playgrounds made from shredded tires remain largely unstudied.
Sick Schools
Contaminated soil, air borne pollutants and toxic building materials should have no place in our schools.
Coal Combustion Waste
Toxic coal ash is in a growing stream of consumer, agricultural and commercial products without oversight.
NEWS FROM PEER
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EPA Retracts Synthetic Turf Safety Assurances
New Agency Posting Stresses Uncertainty amid Wide Range of Chemical Exposures
Malibu Teachers Demand Broader Toxic Testing at School
Scope and Source of Contamination Still Unknown as District Tries Damage Control
Transparency Lacking in Federal Pipeline Safety Program
Basic Preparedness and Performance Information Should be on PHMSA Website
Voters Reject Artificial Turf in Three States
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reviews Turf Marketing for Children
Flood Risk to Reactors Underestimated and Unaddressed
Upstream Dam Failures May Cause Fukushima-Level Events at “Multiple” Plants
Move to Make Synthetic Playgrounds Lead-Free
Syn-Turf Marketing for Children Triggers Consumer Product Safety Jurisdiction
Federal Safety Agency Plays Pipeline Rupture Roulette
Hundreds of Spills Draw No Inspection; 2 Million Pipeline Miles Remain Uninspected
Musty FDA Livestock Drug Approvals Come Back to Haunt
Still Using Decades-Old Assessments Lacking Analysis of Known Human Impacts
White House Approves Radical Radiation Cleanup Rollback
Civilian Cancer Deaths Expected to Skyrocket Following Radiological Incidents
Feds Should Drop Synthetic Turf Safety Assurances
Newer Studies on Risks, Especially for Children, Absent from Official Assessments
Vapor Intrusion Standards Relaxed in New Jersey
No Public Review of New Guidance to Industry Consultants on Toxic Cleanups
Jersey Toxic Spill Fiasco Demands Second Look
Review of Evacuation and Health Warnings Confusion, Role of Corporate Consultant
Aerial Spraying Leaves Pesticide Footprint in Local Waters
No Buffer Zone or Other Effort to Minimize Pesticide Discharge into Water Bodies
Artificial Turf Field Heat Dangers Require Safeguards
Synthetic Turf Temps as High as 200 Degrees Pose Particular Peril to Children
Coal Combustion Waste
Coal ash and other coal combustion wastes are one of the largest waste streams in the United States. Re-use of coal ash has, with active support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned into a multi-billion dollar business that provides a huge subsidy to...
Lead Limits Needed on Tire Crumb Playgrounds
CPSC Ruling on Artificial Play-Areas as Children’s Products Sought
FDA Sued to Force Release of Livestock Drug Records
Evidence of Agency Effectiveness in Combatting Rising Antibiotic Immunity Sought
Hundreds of Vulnerable Communities Not Tsunami Ready
Proposed NOAA Cuts Would Reduce Ranks of U.S. Cities Prepared for Tsunamis
Disturbing Toxic Air Results Confirmed in Paterson, NJ
State Dissembles on Findings That 7 Air Toxics Are “Above the Health Benchmark”
Christie Guts Vapor Intrusion Safeguards
New Jersey Puts Private Consultants in Public Health Driver’s Seat
