Environmental Protection Agency begins Office of Research and Development closure
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PEER | July 31, 2025
Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, expressed similar frustrations with the office’s closure. “There’s no reason to reorganize and (reduce the workforce in the) ORD,” Bennett said. “It provides us with so much ...
Top Democrats slam HUD flood management plans
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According to records collected by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, HUD submitted the rule in early July, and then yanked it just days later. In their letter, the senators said that “the status of the interim rule is unclear.” Read the PEER Story… ...
Forest Service Faces Identity Crisis in USDA Overhaul Plan. Again.
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PEER | July 30, 2025
A 2021 survey of BLM workers by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reported that 87 percent of reassigned employees either retired or quit rather than move. The field offices were staffed largely by new hires who lacked the scientific or experiential backgrounds of the ...
Florida Eco-Enforcement Sees Modest Uptick in 2024
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Anti-Pollution Enforcement Efforts Well Below Historic Averages ...
REPORT | 2024 Florida Enforcement Report
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PEER | July 29, 2025
While there was a slight increase in the number of Florida’s environmental enforcement actions in 2024, state records show they are still well below historical averages ...