US navy accused of cover-up over dangerous plutonium in San Francisco

by PEER | November 27, 2025
The navy is trying to avoid spending several billion dollars to do a proper clean up, said Jeff Ruch, senior counsel with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility nonprofit, which is involved in litigation at the site. “It’s been one thing after another after another,” ...

Synthetic Turf Proposed for CVU Leads to Environmental Concerns

by PEER | November 26, 2025
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in Massachusetts, said the proposed CVU field should be held to Vermont’s tougher standard for PFAS contamination in water, not soil, and measured in parts per trillion, not billion. That ...

PEERMail | Onward with Deep Appreciation

by PEER | November 25, 2025
With the government now reopened, it is worth taking a moment—in this season of gratitude and reflection—to recognize the extraordinary public servants who keep this country running ...

Farmers re-up push to regulate PFAS-tainted fertilizer

by PEER |
The five Texas farmers who originally brought the lawsuit said the spread of PFAS from biosolids has harmed their animals’ health and severely limited their abilities to grow crops. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network joined the ...
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