NPS reaffirms e-bikes policy leaving decisions up to parks
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PEER | August 23, 2024
The completion of the new environmental assessment and an accompanying finding of no significant impact is the latest turn for a public lands debate that gained speed in 2019 when the Trump administration ordered park superintendents to allow electric bicycles to be used throughout the ...
Toxic forever chemicals detected on kids’ skin after playing on turf fields
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PEER | August 22, 2024
Parvini and his daughter participated in a small, preliminary study by PEER, or the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which involved wiping their hands with specialized wipes to detect chemicals after playing on turf and grass. The study confirmed that kids pick up PFAS ...
Supreme Court decisions could determine future of clean air, water in East Texas
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PEER | August 21, 2024
“I think the PFAS drinking water standards are one of the first big cases where you will see how the Loper decision is being applied,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “These decisions will open everything up to more and ...
PEERMail | Important Advocacy Updates: Driving Change Together
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We've joined forces with our partners to champion several critical causes and address key concerns brought to us by public employees ...
Conservation Groups Say Project 2025 Would Gut Wildlife and Public Land Protections
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PEER | August 20, 2024
The plan also calls for amending the National Environmental Policy Act to favor big business. Among other provisions, NEPA requires the federal government to include the public in federal land decisions. Project 2025 directs a future administration to set page limits and arbitrary ...