Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA’s assessment of toxic chemicals

by PEER | March 24, 2023
After Biden’s EPA withdrew the review, it released a statement declaring the process “compromised by political interference and infringement of authorship.” During its review, the administration took no action against career employees who implemented the political appointee changes. ...

Organizations Push to Get PFAS out of Plastic Containers

by PEER | March 23, 2023
EPA must ban fluorination process that creates PFAS in plastics ...

Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical

by 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

by 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

by 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 ...