September 30, 2024
Chesapeake Bay Recovery Badly Off Course
September 27, 2024
Letter to Secretary Josh Kurtz concerning Maryland's Whole Watershed Act
September 9, 2024
Washington’s Puget Sound is an ecological treasure, yet its native salmonids and other aquatic life are facing ...
August 29, 2024
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Beyond 2025 Steering Committee regarding Steering ...
August 8, 2024
Florida's environmental enforcement actions are well below historical averages and have declined significantly in ...
May 28, 2024
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to EPA regarding proposed ICR (Information Collection Request) for the POTW ...
April 16, 2024
Spring is the season of rebirth, renewal, and regrowth. That is why we're delighted to share with you some ...
April 11, 2024
PFAS Must Be Treated as a Class; Chemical-By-Chemical Approach is Futile
April 1, 2024
Prior Wetland Violations Haunt Plans to Develop a New Wind-Farm Port
March 12, 2024
Dermal Uptake Little Examined Exposure Pathway for Toxic PFAS
February 22, 2024
PFAS Absorbed in Plants Are Major Exposure Pathway into our Food Chain
February 20, 2024
Suit Charges Fertilizer Maker Synagro with Poisoning Farms and Livestock
February 16, 2024
Johnson County Holds Hearing to Warn Citizens About Synagro’s Biosolids
October 19, 2023
What Did EPA Administrator Regan Know When He Overruled His Experts?
October 18, 2023
Staff Withholding Documents on PCB Poisoning of LA River on Eve of Vote
September 28, 2023
Santa Susana Likely Suspect but Water Board Withholding Documents
August 28, 2023
$3 Billion Plan Will Inject Even More Nutrients into Degraded Estuary
August 3, 2023
Florida must take significant steps to promote coastal resiliency and protect all communities against the effects ...
July 25, 2023
Nosedive in Anti-Pollution Enforcement Leading to Declining Water Quality
July 24, 2023
Florida's environmental enforcement actions are well below historical averages and have declined significantly in ...
July 24, 2023
City Agency Facing Stiff Fines Amid Pending Federal & State Legal Sanctions
July 23, 2023
Since 2004, PEER has examined Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) files to assess pollution ...
May 30, 2023
Special interests have finally succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to eliminate Clean Water Act protections for ...
May 3, 2023
The agency must treat PFAS as a class of chemicals regulated in the same manner as the European Union and other ...
March 14, 2023
EPA’s chemical-by-chemical approach leaves the public unprotected from the vast majority of toxic but unregulated PFAS.
February 6, 2023
In a major victory for waterman and environmental groups, courts have vacated the licensing for Maryland's Conowingo Dam.
January 5, 2023
The new regulations repeal a Trump-era rule, called the “Dirty Water Rule” by many, that left millions of acres of ...
July 20, 2022
Under DeSantis, More Inspections, More Pollution but Less Enforcement
July 12, 2022
Report on Enforcement Efforts by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Calendar Year 2021
March 3, 2022
Florida’s Fabled “Forgotten Coast” Beset by Torrent of Sewage Violations
March 1, 2022
Almost All 30x30 Waters in Remote Pacific; Scant Safeguards for the Rest
February 10, 2022
PEER continues to work to compel Exelon Corp., owners of the Conowingo Dam, to clean it up and mitigate the ...
January 7, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Letter to MPCA regarding the impaired waters list, to consider expanding the type and levels of PFAS ...
September 15, 2021
Report on Enforcement Efforts by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Calendar Year 2020
September 15, 2021
Inspections and Eco-Compliance Tumbled in 2020 among Enforcement Gaps
May 27, 2021
Troubled Florida Water Utility Faces Gauntlet of Public Health Challenges
March 31, 2021
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chad Hardy regarding wastewater permits for the City of Delray Beach
TO: Chad ...
March 11, 2021
More than 400 Sewage Overflows in Last Five Years; Almost No Enforcement
January 21, 2021
Delray Plagued by Persistent Contamination with Partially Treated Sewage
January 13, 2021
The strength of pollution regulation in the U.S. relies on enforcement, and the agency in charge is falling down ...
December 23, 2020
Final Rule Perpetuates Risk to Minority Communities
December 1, 2020
“Forever Chemicals” Potentially Spread Over Millions of Acres
November 16, 2020
Maryland Must Set Health Standards for Toxic “Forever Chemical”
October 27, 2020
Federal Action Sought to Stop Sewage Discharges Befouling Sakonnet Harbor
September 4, 2020
Kyla Bennett testified in front of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission to require a robust analysis of the impacts ...
August 25, 2020
EPA delayed and continues to delay release of its interactive PFAS map, which shows local sources of PFAS, forever ...
August 4, 2020
Florida Needs to Develop Monitoring Program and Safety Standards
July 22, 2020
Governor DeSantis’ Pollution Control Record Even Weaker Than Scott’s
July 8, 2020
Former DOE scientist Bill Dam reveals groundwater contamination coming from several former uranium mills in ...
May 27, 2020
Spills Risk COVID Exposure Yet No Abatement or Enforcement
May 5, 2020
Overflows into Drinking Water Sources May Create New Infection Vectors
April 29, 2020
EPA Rule Paves Way for Destruction of Wetlands and Small Streams
December 19, 2019
Dangerous Levels of PFAS in Drinking Water Without Enforceable Limits
November 6, 2019
Big Discharge Slated for Merrimack River – Water Source for Half-Million
September 19, 2019
To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous
August 29, 2019
Evidence compiled by the government’s own experts is our most valuable asset in demonstrating the irrationality of ...
August 26, 2019
Impact of Proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Redefinition on Wetlands and Waters in South Dakota
August 20, 2019
State’s Drinking Water, Flood Control, and Wildlife Habitat at High Risk
August 1, 2019
Virtually All Rivers and Streams, Many Wetlands to Lose Legal Protection
August 1, 2019
Impact of Proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Redefinition on Wetlands and Waters in New Mexico
July 16, 2019
As two PEER staffers, we are here to let you know some of the water issues we are working on and why we are ...
June 6, 2019
“Action Plan” Too Weak and Limited to Meaningfully Protect Public Health
May 16, 2019
Extensive Edits Embedded in Public Comment Page Eviscerate EPA Action Plan
May 2, 2019
Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Nation’s Drinking Water Quality
April 26, 2019
The proposed FY 2020 budget cuts $8.124 million (8%) from the drinking water program.
April 15, 2019
Proposed Rewrite of WOTUS Threatens U.S. Water Security
April 4, 2019
Study to look at relationship between PFAS exposure and select health outcomes
March 25, 2019
“Forever Chemical” Buildup in Food Chain Affects Game and Fish in Toxic Hotspots
March 5, 2019
Army to Give Both Immediate Relief and Long-Term Treatment for Hard-Hit Town
January 30, 2019
Federal Intervention Needed If State Continues to Ignore Major Pollution Violations
January 22, 2019
Pesticides and Pollution Runoff Imperil North America’s “Duck Factory”
December 10, 2018
Most Waters and Wetlands Would Lose Legal Protections against Pollution and Fill
November 13, 2018
Clewiston Phosphorus and Other Pollution Violations Go Unpunished and Unabated
November 8, 2018
Retired EPA Experts Discuss Lack of Early Warning System to Avert Lead Drinking Water Tragedies
October 29, 2018
Continued Illegal Discharges Amid Record Gulf Red Tide Outbreaks
October 16, 2018
Agency Still Lacks Early Warning System to Avert Lead Drinking Water Tragedies
September 29, 2018
On-Again Off-Again Clean Water Rule Protects Both Water Quality and Quantity
August 23, 2018
EPA Classifies the Vast Majority of Our Marine Waters “Impaired” by Pollution
August 17, 2018
More Than Half of U.S. Rivers and Two-Thirds of Lakes and Reservoirs Impaired
August 10, 2018
Supplemental Filing to Justify Jettisoning Clean Water Rule Runs Further Aground
May 21, 2018
Non-Enforcement Leaves Florida’s Longest River with Excess Bacteria and Nutrients
April 12, 2018
Lack of State Enforcement vs. City of Lynn Haven Triggers Intervention Petition
April 3, 2018
Pruitt Strips EPA Offices of Decision Power on Pebble Mine and Other Big Projects
February 28, 2018
An anthropologist in the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Department of Behavioral Sciences, Brian works as an ...
December 19, 2017
Schools, Day-Care, Nursing Homes Lack Warning on Unsafe Drinking Water
November 20, 2017
No Notice to Residents at Thousands of Sites Polluted by Leaking Petroleum Tanks
September 27, 2017
Repeal and Replace Waters of U.S. Safeguards Rooted in “Alternative Facts”
July 17, 2017
WOTUS Repeal Cost-Benefit Study Premised on Wetlands Having Zero Value
January 19, 2017
Final Approval for Radical Radiation Rise in Water Supplies after Nuclear Release
December 22, 2016
EPA Hid Planned Exposure Levels 1,000s of Times Safe Drinking Water Act Limits
October 24, 2016
Ultra-High Exposures in Water after Nuclear Release but Details Remain Cloaked
August 24, 2016
State Potable Water Program Is a Shambles and Getting Significantly Worse
August 9, 2016
Widespread Potable Water Violations but Virtually Nonexistent Enforcement
July 25, 2016
EPA Hiding True Impacts and Limiting Public Comment on Radioactive Water Plan
June 7, 2016
Thousand-Fold Increase Following Fukushima-Type Incident – More than Bush Plan
May 17, 2016
Highlands Septic Study Faces Retraction Demand
February 18, 2016
Hundreds of Violations Repeatedly Forgiven in Name of “Compliance Assistance”
December 17, 2015
Timid Step Toward Stemming Pharmaceutical Pollution
September 22, 2014
Rulemaking Petition Urges EPA to Ban Surface Discharge of Fracking Fluids
August 18, 2014
Many Million Gallon/Day Dischargers Remain in Noncompliance for Years