PEERMail | Burning Waste is Not Clean or Green

by PEER | April 4, 2023
More than 300 groups are petitioning EPA to require incinerators that burn waste to report their toxic releases to the public ...

National Park Service Opposes Legislation To Allow Fixed Climbing Anchors In Wilderness

by PEER |
Opposition to that change came from The Access Fund, a national advocacy organization for the climbing community. Drawing the organization’s ire was a requirement that a permit be obtained before a fixed anchor was placed along a climbing route in official or potential wilderness. ...

Bipartisan Fraud Fighting Bill Unanimously Passes Senate

by PEER | April 3, 2023
The Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), S.659, updates the law governing smaller, and potentially more frequent, instances of fraud committed against the government. The legislation raises the statutory ceiling on these types of claims from $150,000 to $1 million, expands the number ...

Groups petition US EPA to force reporting of waste incinerator emissions

by PEER |
 Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require companies to disclose the chemicals discharged from waste incinerators and plants that claim to recycle plastic waste into fuel. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the ...

Waste Incinerators’ Toxic Output Should Be Reported

by PEER |
Incinerator Chemical Releases Not Included in EPA Toxics Release Inventory ...
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