Protecting Waterways, Wetlands and Drinking Water
PEER is a defender of clean water protections throughout the United States. When government agencies cave to special interests and make decisions that jeopardize the health of our nation’s waters, PEER steps in.
We fight to ensure the government protects all our rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers and coastal waters from polluters and special interest groups and to ensure everyone has a safe, sufficient supply of clean water.
We will work around the clock to press the Biden administration to stand strong against big polluters and make sure our waterways have the protections they need.
Too many people are drinking water contaminated with chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and microbes. PEER fights to secure clean, safe drinking water for all Americans.
PEERMail | Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections
Special interests have finally succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to eliminate Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams.
NEWS FROM PEER – Water & Wetlands
PEERMail | Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections
Special interests have finally succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to eliminate Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams.
COMMENTARY | Conowingo: A Better Deal Coming for the Chesapeake Bay
In a major victory for waterman and environmental groups, courts have vacated the licensing for Maryland’s Conowingo Dam.
COMMENTARY | Biden Strengthens Clean Water Rules
The new regulations repeal a Trump-era rule, called the “Dirty Water Rule” by many, that left millions of acres of waterways unprotected from pollution.
Maine Eyeing Sears Island for Port Again
Advocates Caution that Demonstration Wind Project Does Not Require Destroying Island Gem
NOAA Trashes Seabeds It Studies
Call for NOAA to End Research Bottom Trawling in Gulf of Mexico
PEERMail | The Oceans Need Real Action for 30×30 to Succeed
30×30 is an opportunity to make real headway towards conserving lands, oceans and waterways but so far, the Biden administration is falling short
Florida’s Seagrass Under Relentless Pollution Assault
Florida’s Fabled “Forgotten Coast” Beset by Torrent of Sewage Violations
COMMENTARY | PEER works with Lawmakers to Fight Conowingo License
PEER continues to work to compel Exelon Corp., owners of the Conowingo Dam, to clean it up and mitigate the ongoing risk to the Chesapeake Bay
VIDEO | Conowingo Dam: Last Chance for a Fair Deal
Waterkeepers on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland are working to hold Exelon accountable for its fair share of the Conowingo Dam cleanup.
EPA’s PFAS Action Plan A Dud
Response Too Weak and Limited to Protect Public Health
Florida Pollution Enforcement Fell into COVID Coma
Inspections and Eco-Compliance Tumbled in 2020 among Enforcement Gaps
COMMENTARY | Scientists Will Urge Biden to Go Big on Ocean Protection
Scientists’ letter urges the administration to prioritize highly threatened, productive continental shelf waters for protection. Sign the letter.
Delray Deputy Utility Manager Cashiered
Troubled Florida Water Utility Faces Gauntlet of Public Health Challenges
Florida Issues Drinking Water Safety Citations
Delray Plagued by Persistent Contamination with Partially Treated Sewage
More PFAS Found in Maryland Water and Seafood
Maryland Must Set Health Standards for Toxic “Forever Chemical”
“Zombie” Dams Imperil Pacific Northwest Waters
Special Counsel Probes Army Corps Failure to Assess Dam Operations
Rhode Island Ignores Sewage Dumping in Historic Harbor
Federal Action Sought to Stop Sewage Discharges Befouling Sakonnet Harbor
Alarming PFAS Levels in Delray Beach Drinking Water
Toxic “Forever Chemicals” May be Accumulating in Drinking Water Aquifer
BLOG | EPA’s Latest Toxic PFAS Whitewash Revealed
EPA delayed and continues to delay release of its interactive PFAS map, which shows local sources of PFAS, forever chemicals linked to cancer.
BLOG | How GAO Is Helping Shine A Light on My Former Federal Agency
Former DOE scientist Bill Dam reveals groundwater contamination coming from several former uranium mills in Wyoming, endangering two Native American tribes.
