Nearly 900 spills of toxic firefighting foam occurred over past 30 years

by PEER | March 11, 2022
The national organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) responded to the release of the data on Thursday, stating  that the publication only occurred following three years’ worth of requests from the group. “We are glad this information was finally released ...

Florida’s Starving Manatees Dying In Record Numbers Despite Experimental Lettuce Feeding Program

by PEER |
This is happening despite a joint federal-state emergency effort to drop tons of lettuce and other produce to starving manatees. The unprecedented feeding operation began on January 20 for manatees that gather in the warm waters near a power plant on Florida’s east coast particularly ...

Another Record Manatee Mortality Year Unfolding

by PEER |
400 Manatee Perish in First Two Months as Seagrasses Continue Retreat ...

A Climate Wake-Up Call For The Chemical Industry

by PEER | March 10, 2022
Thousands of facilities are located in areas considered at high risk for flooding, with hundreds in areas that may be inundated by storm surge or with high wildfire hazard potential. The report found that more than 150 facilities, especially in the Gulf Coast, are located in areas that may ...

FAA, NPS Running Behind On Finalizing Air Tour Management Plans For Parks

by PEER |
Despite more than two decades to get the task accomplished, and almost two years after a federal judge ordered the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service to get the job done by this summer, air tour management plans for eight national parks will not be completed on ...
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