House Dems press EPA on PFAS in fluorinated plastics
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PEER | July 25, 2023
Fluorinated plastic barrels have been found to leach dangerous “forever chemicals” into the foods, cleaning supplies and other products the containers may hold. The groups — the Center for Environmental Health and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility — ...
Environmentalists Lose Push to Tighten Corrosivity Standards
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PEER |
The EPA doesn’t need to tighten its corrosivity standards under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday in a loss for an environmental group. “PEER has missed—by more than four decades—the 90-day deadline to file a direct challenge to the regulation ...
Not Everyone Is Happy About E-Bikes in National Parks
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PEER |
In 2019, near the end of the Trump administration, then–Interior Secretary David Bernhardt instructed national parks to allow e-bikes wherever traditional bikes were allowed. The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) sued, arguing that NPS needed to undertake ...
Florida’s Environment Spirals Downward Under DeSantis
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PEER |
Nosedive in Anti-Pollution Enforcement Leading to Declining Water Quality ...
REPORT | 2022 Florida Enforcement Report
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PEER | July 24, 2023
Florida's environmental enforcement actions are well below historical averages and have declined significantly in the last two years of the DeSantis administration ...