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.
The EPA is failing to protect the public from the health risks of this new class of chemicals.
The dangers of artificial turf such as toxic chemicals and carcinogens, including PFAS, are well documented.
Clean-ups of Superfund and other toxic sites are often mishandled by the EPA and state governments
The EPA is failing to protect the public from the health risks of this new class of chemicals.
The US Chemical Safety Board is failing in its duty to monitor, investigate and report on chemical safety accidents in the U.S.
Pesticides threaten public health as well as bees and other pollinators which sustain flowering plants and our food supply
Contaminated soil, air borne pollutants and toxic building materials should have no place in our schools.
Preventing the next pandemic by understanding the threat of zoonotic diseases and protecting public health experts from political influence and pressure.
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NEWS FROM PEER
Toxic New Jersey Elementary School Finally Wins Relief
Vapor Intrusion Controls May End Three-Year Ordeal at Atlantic Highlands
EPA Punts on Risks to Children From Playground Tire Crumb
Agency Admits It Did Not Perform Promised Scientific Studies of Health Dangers
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Industry-Friendly State Regulator Signals There Will Be No Crackdown on Abuses
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Dupont Presses New Jersey to Water Down PFOA Risk Assessment
Industry Consultants Get Closed Door Access to State Drinking Water Institute
Safety of Shredded Tires in Playgrounds Under Question
EPA Endorsed Use Without Analyzing Toxic Potential but Belated Studies in Limbo
High Chromium Danger Known by New Jersey Leaders Since 2007
Lisa Jackson and DEP Brass Decided to Proceed As If New Data Did Not Exist
EPA Releases Libby Clean-Up Report
PEER Lawsuit Prompts Belated Disclosure of Major Unresolved Public Health Issues
Chromium Far Deadlier Than Earlier Assessments Indicate
Scores of Capped New Jersey Contaminated Sites Will Have to Be Re-Evaluated
National Park Lead Ammo Ban in Doubt
NRA Goes Ballistic on Gun-Shy Obama Administration
Boca Raton Tap Water Violations Trigger Health Probe
Chronic Low Pressure Problems Risk Microbial Contamination and Boil Orders
Dow Dioxin Deal Flying Under EPA Radar
Contamination Case in Closed-Door Negotiations for “Non-Regulatory” Resolution
Radiation Exposure Limits Weakened in Departing Bush Move
Huge Hikes in Allowable Radioactivity in Drinking Water, Air and Soil
Serious Contamination of U.S. Sugar Lands Ignored for Decades
Less than $17,000 in Florida State Pollution Penalty Assessments Over 20 Years
Chromium Poses Higher Lung Cancer Risk in New Jersey Cities
State Ignored Staff Warnings of Continued Exposure Even in “Remediated” Sites
EPA Drops Plan for Pesticide Endorsements and Cause Marketing
Loophole Left for Case-by-Case Okays of Label Pesticide Pitches, Plugs and Logos
New Tahoe National Forest Proposal Lacks Balance, Quiet Recreation Shortchanged
Hikers, Campers, Anglers and Other Forest Visitors Worry That New Forest Service Proposal Would Lead to More Noise, Pollution and Safety Risks From Dirt Bikes and Off-Road Vehicles
EPA Delays Experiments Exposing Children to Chemicals
Studies Modeled on Infamous CHEERS Underline Enduring Ethical Uncertainties
Army Knew Alaska Base Family Housing Site Was Toxic
Audit Found Civil and Criminal Liability at Taku Gardens But No Action Taken
