Great.com Talks With…Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
by Great.com | July 4, 2021
“As an employee, one should always speak up if their organization has some practices that harm the environment. Illegal logging, planting genetically modified crops in a wildlife refuge or dumping chemicals in waterways that can poison living things and disrupt the ecosystem – ...
Whistleblowers Expose Corruption in EPA Chemical Safety Office
by The Intercept | July 2, 2021
“Managers and career staff in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention tampered with the assessments of dozens of chemicals to make them appear safer, according to four scientists who work at the agency. The whistleblowers, whose jobs ...
Suit Seeking Records on Interactive PFAS Map Ends in Settlement
by Bloomberg Law |
“The EPA can avoid a lawsuit seeking records on a delayed interactive PFAS map after reaching a settlement with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a federal court in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday. PEER sought timelines for the release of the map for identifying local ...
Whistleblowers claim EPA altered risk reviews for toxics
by E&E News |
“Four whistleblowers in EPA’s chemicals office allege officials tampered with key risk assessments and processes, according to a complaint filed by an environmental group on behalf of the agency staffers. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said today that ...
Report details Romatzke investigation findings
“An internal investigation into Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northwest Regional Manager JT Romatzke didn’t find direct corroborating evidence to support allegations that he worked in his professional capacity in opposition to implementing wolf reintroduction in the state and tried ...