Organizations Push to Get PFAS out of Plastic Containers
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PEER | March 23, 2023
EPA must ban fluorination process that creates PFAS in plastics ...
Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical
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PEER |
The range of toxicity values was framed by political appointees as a “compromise” to resolve the alleged dispute between the OCSPP and the ORD, the inspector general said. The appointees also defended it as a “policy” decision, not an alteration of scientific data. After the Biden ...
Biden administration must accelerate ocean protection
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PEER |
But here’s the real problem: To date, while virtually all of the strongly protected areas in U.S. waters are in the Western Pacific region — Papahanaumokuakea, Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments, covering a total of approximately 1.2 ...
Nationwide Standard Pitched for Vessel Speed Zones Protecting Whales
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PEER | March 22, 2023
With Congress placing the federal government on a six-year wait to put in place new regulations to protect North Atlantic right whales, two groups advocating for whales filed an administrative rule-making petition pushing the government to protect all whales in U.S. waters. “Ship ...
Planes Fly Too Loudly and Too Low Over Bay Area National Parks, Lawsuit Says
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PEER | March 21, 2023
“The air tour management plan for San Francisco’s national parks is a disgrace and should be rescinded,” said Paula Dinerstein, attorney for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, the lead plaintiff. “These agencies did not just cut corners, ...