Commentary: Group seeks lead ban on ammo, fishing tackle for NPS properties
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PEER | January 11, 2023
On Nov. 17, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a petition to ban the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on all property managed by the National Park Service. According to the petition, this includes more than 51 million acres open to hunting, comprising more ...
PEERMail | Celebrating 30 Years of PEER
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PEER | January 10, 2023
PEER will be working to hold agencies accountable when they cross certain lines, no matter the politics of the situation ...
Watchdog group: National Park Service law enforcement staffing remains low
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PEER |
In the last couple of decades, visitation to national parks has increased significantly, but the number of law enforcement officers in the parks has fallen. New findings by the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility show the National Park Service has reduced the number ...
REPORT | PEER 2022 Annual Report (PDF)
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PEER |
2022 Annual Report of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...
Nonprofit Organizations File Suit Claiming That Plastic Containers Treated with Fluorine Gas Leach PFAS in Violation of EPA Regulations
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PEER | January 9, 2023
On December 27, 2022, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent Inhance Technologies USA from generating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ...
