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Dr. Peter Corkeron: Fighting to Save the North Atlantic Right Whales

by PEER | October 5, 2023
Dr. Corkeron faced enormous pressure during his time at NOAA, to not document and generally suppress concerns over the population management of North Atlantic Right Whales ...

Petition to EPA – NO2 and SO2-NAAQS – 10-04-2023 (PDF)

by PEER | October 4, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Petition for Rulemaking to Establish Increments for the 1-hour Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Requesting a final rule, or rules, under the Clean Air Act establishing Class I, Class II, and Class III 1-hour average time increments ...

PEERMail | An Epic Journey You Won’t Want to Miss

by PEER | October 3, 2023
Bloomberg Businessweek featured an epic quest by our Science Policy Director to uncover why her town’s drinking water was contaminated with PFAS ...

Former NASA Lab Accused of Leaking Toxic Chemicals Into LA River

by PEER | September 29, 2023
An aging research center formerly used by NASA is polluting the Los Angeles River and the farms that draw water from it — and the government is fully aware, but doing nothing about it. As The Guardian reports, the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) ...

Forever Chemicals Likely Leaching From Former NASA Lab Into Los Angeles River

by PEER |
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) oversees the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), an approximately 2,850-acre site near Los Angeles where nuclear and rocket engine research, as well as liquid metal testing, ...