Building Community and Sustainable Food Systems in Bayview, CA
by Food Tank | September 5, 2020
“Bayview-Hunters Point, California, a site of nuclear contamination, is one of the biggest environmental injustices in United States history, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. To address the environmental and health risks of the area, community members ...
New mining office sparks concern over authority, loopholes
by E&E News | September 3, 2020
“Critics fear EPA’s creation of a “new office to clean up old mines” in the West will let at least some mining companies off the hook. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Tim Whitehouse also said the announcement “has come as a ...
The Savaging of Detlev Helmig, Citizen
by CounterPunch |
“Dr. Helmig worked at the University of Colorado-Boulder for 25 years as both a teacher and atmospheric scientist. Never had he received anything but an above satisfactory performance review from his bosses. Yet, on one recent spring morning he was told to expect a Zoom call from the ...
NPS, FAA Develop Framework For Air Tour Management Plans
by National Parks Traveler | August 31, 2020
“Sprawling across across 244,000 acres of prairie, canyons, buttes, and wondrous multi-colored geologic formations, Badlands National Park in South Dakota can be hard to fully grasp and navigate if you’re on foot or even in a vehicle. That’s where taking a flight over the ...
Dissenter Weekly: EPA’s Trump Propaganda, Whistleblower Challenges Police Use of Ketamine
by Shadowproof | August 28, 2020
“On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights an effort by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to challenge the EPA and its administrator’s “illegal political self-promotion.” PEER wants Congress to ...