New Lawsuit Targets PFAS Contamination in Plastic Containers
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PEER | December 27, 2022
A plastics technology company’s use of flourine gas is contaminating household supplies with PFAS, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by environmental non-profit groups. The Center for Environmental Health and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed the complaint ...
‘Forever chemicals’: Poolesville’s drinking water contaminated
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PEER | December 26, 2022
One possible source of the chemical contamination being investigated by the town: Fertilizers used by area farmers, including some using treated sewage waste from the Potomac River. “We’re very concerned about biosolids and fertilizers. So we know those come from wastewater ...
Watchdog group calls for tougher action against DNR on timber issue
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PEER | December 22, 2022
A national watchdog group has urged U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Martha Williams to take stronger action against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for allegedly logging public wildlife lands primarily for commercial timber production. The complaint letter this week from Tim ...
Media Bias and the Most Censored News Stories of 2022, Part One.
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PEER | December 21, 2022
Apart from The Intercept, “only a handful of niche publications have reported on the matter,” Project Censored noted. However, in January 2022 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a lawsuit to compel EPA to disclose the reports, following up on an ...
Minnesota Should Axe Its Timber Cord Quotas
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PEER |
Millions in Federal Conservation Aid Withheld Due to DNR Clearcutting ...