Scientists sound alarm at US regulator’s new ‘forever chemicals’ definition

by PEER | April 5, 2022
Critics also stressed that there was very little data on the toxicity of some excluded chemicals, and permitting the use of PFAS with little toxicological data has led to problems. The EPA in November reported GenX, PFOA and PFOS – three widely used compounds – are much more toxic than ...

BLM whistleblower loses firing appeal in oilfield dispute

by PEER |
A federal administrative judge has rejected an appeal by a whistleblower who claims he was fired from his federal job after advocating for migrating birds at a huge Wyoming gas- and oilfield, the whistleblower’s attorney said Monday. Samantha Black, who adjudicates for the U.S. Merit ...

More Toxic Runoff From Santa Susana Field Lab

by PEER |
Latest Monitoring Report Underlines Need for Stricter Contamination Curbs ...

Max Q: Space goes SPAC

by PEER | April 4, 2022
Check out this fascinating Twitter thread by Kevin Bell, a lawyer at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. He details how a whistleblower informed him of a new spacecraft thruster system that used mercury, a powerful neurotoxin that, once emitted, would eventually fall back ...

Webinar | Redact This! FOIA On Your Own Terms

by PEER | April 3, 2022
Coffee Talk Webinar Series, Episode 2: Explore the power and promise of the Freedom of Information Act. Watch the Video ...
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