BLM gives final OK to American Prairie bison grazing plans; GOP politicians vow to fight
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PEER | August 1, 2022
As the state’s cattle industry and pro-agriculture politicians have taken aim at the BLM for what it sees as its pro-American Prairie decision, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has charged the federal agency has given commercial livestock grazing a pass when it comes ...
National parks won’t meet the deadline to fix loud plane tours, watchdog group says
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An environmental nonprofit won a court judgment regulating helicopter and plane noise over national parks in 2020, but most parks have yet to comply with the judgment. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has pressured the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park ...
EPA Whistleblowers Provide New Evidence of Ongoing Failure to Assess Dangerous Chemicals
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According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the organization that’s representing the whistleblowers, the statements may be a violation of the law. “I hope that the inspector general evaluates whether these false statement are violations of the criminal statute,” ...
Webinar | Environmental Whistleblowers: Good Trouble, Bad Trouble
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PEER | July 28, 2022
Government employee whistleblower protections and strengthened scientific integrity principles are critical to address environmental and public health threats ...
National Park Service Challenges Mandated E-Bike Rule Review
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PEER | July 26, 2022
The National Park Service will ask the D.C. Circuit to overturn a judge’s finding that its rule allowing the use of e-bikes within the parks system needs further environmental review, according to a notice filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court. The agency’s final rule issued in ...