Interior misuses ‘acting’ titles, nonprofit watchdog says

by PEER | October 31, 2025
The officials “are improperly using titles and issuing regulatory decisions and other actions stating they are the ‘acting’ officials in positions that require Senate confirmation,” said Timothy Whitehouse, PEER’s executive director, in the letter. Whitehouse asked Interior to ...

Artificial turf proposal meets resistance over health concerns

by PEER | October 30, 2025
“PFAS are in every single sample that I have seen a lab report done correctly on,” Bennett said of further research she’s reviewed on turf fields. In addition to the potential for PFAS, Bennett noted the likelihood that turf fields will emit microplastics, which have also been linked ...

PEERMail | Furloughs and Firings

by PEER | October 29, 2025
We now know that the Trump administration had been planning further cuts to the federal workforce during the shutdown ...
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