EPA chemicals office tries to fight scientific misconduct

by E&E News | July 15, 2021
“In a recent letter to Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Oversight Subcommitte on Environment, the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said four scientist reported that midlevel managers made major changes to risk assessments (Greenwire, ...

New directive allows superintendents to reconsider e-bikes

by Whitefish Pilot | July 14, 2021
“The National Park Service is directing superintendents to further consider their electric bicycle regulations, but how much impact it will have on Glacier National Park remains to be seen. Under the Trump administration, then Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt in May 2019 ordered ...

Firefighters face hurdles in quest for PFAS-free gear

by E&E News | July 13, 2021
“Firefighters want the option to wear protective gear that doesn’t contain toxic chemicals. The only problem? The very garment manufacturers whose gear contains PFAS sit on the standard-setting committee they must convince. But purchasing turnout gear without PFAS is nearly ...

Scientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews

“Officials at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have ‘improperly altered’ safety assessments of new and existing chemicals for years and are continuing to do so, four scientists at the agency claim in a complaint filed by the non-profit environmental protection ...

Is the Padre Island sea turtle program at risk? Here’s why a petition was started.

“In July last year, a Maryland-based environmental nonprofit called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint opposing the…” Read the PEER Story… ...
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