Letter to the Editor: Ranchers must take some blame for park’s condition
by Marin Independent Journal | May 8, 2024
We are writing in regard to Jerry Meral’s recently published Marin Voice commentary (“Lack of income is pushing Point Reyes National Seashore into disrepair,” April 25). Meral writes that the Seashore is “deteriorating due to lack of funds.” The lack of funds, in part, comes from ...
EPA Proposes to Stop Most Uses of Highly Toxic Insecticide in Food and Water, But Open to Negotiating
by Beyond Pesticides |
In an unexpected turnaround, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced at the end of April a Proposed Interim Decision (PID) to discontinue all but one application of the insecticide acephate. Acephate is an organophosphate pesticide, a well-known neurotoxicant, widely ...
USDA silences scientists after USRTK interview requests
by US Right To Know | May 7, 2024
Two scientists who sought permission to speak with U.S. Right to Know were silenced last month by officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Jeff Ruch, Pacific director of the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said that the First Amendment rights of ...
Letter to the Editor: Park’s funding shortfall is directly related to ranches
by Marin Independent Journal | May 4, 2024
I am sympathetic to the concern for the budgetary health of Point Reyes National Seashore, as expressed by Jerry Meral in his recently published Marin Voice commentary (“Lack of income is pushing Point Reyes National Seashore into disrepair,” April 24). However, I don’t understand ...
Letter to BLM Director and Attorney General – BLM’s FOIA Backlog
DESCRIPTION: Letter to BLM Director Stone Manning and Attorney General Garland Requesting to Meet Regarding BLM’s Backlog of FOIA Requests TO: Director Tracy Stone Manning, Bureau of Land Management, and Attorney General Merrick Garland FROM: PEER, Western Watersheds Project, ...