Agency official pressed on scientific integrity review

by E&E News | June 15, 2021
“EPA this afternoon convened a virtual hearing on its scientific integrity policy, following a Biden memo directing the agency to review all past allegations. Science groups and other advocates have welcomed the approach but stressed some shortcomings. For one, the watchdog group ...

Scientists urge Biden to go big on ocean protection

by Seattle Times | June 14, 2021
“President Joe Biden’s laudable Jan. 27 executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” calls for (among other things) conserving 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. In response, U.S. scientists on Monday sent a letter to the president urging him to “go ...

Colorado wildlife manager investigated for meddling with wolf reintroduction

by Denver Post | June 12, 2021
“A senior Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager has been reinstated after a 12-week investigation into a whistleblower’s allegations that he tried to sabotage the voter-directed reintroduction of wolves — using tactics that included hiring an outside group to post videos on YouTube ...

Colorado allows an Eastern Plains power plant to emit toxic sulfur dioxide emissions far above safe levels, groups claim

by Colorado Sun | June 11, 2021
“Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Pawnee Generating Station near Fort Morgan is endangering local residents’ health by violating EPA sulfur dioxide emissions standards for hundreds of hours a year, a conservation coalition asking the state to sharply curtail plant air pollution permits ...

EPA Proposes Collecting PFAS Manufacturing Data

by Law360 | June 10, 2021
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a rule that would require manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to provide information about the amount and type of chemicals…” Read the PEER Story… ...
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