PEERMail | Save the EPA

by PEER | September 19, 2022
On September 20, 2022, thousands of people from around the country will take part in a rally outside of the EPA headquarters in DC ...

UPDATE | National Park Service Broadens Tribal Involvement In Stewardship Of Parks

by PEER | September 14, 2022
At Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Jeff Ruch noted that the Park Service, in announcing the new policy, made “no mention” of following the National Environmental Policy Act in implementing the policy. “Are agreements that affect management of park ...

Justice Department to Announce Change in Corporate Crime Enforcement

by PEER |
Earlier this year, Public Citizen’s Rick Claypool put out a report highlighting the Department’s “disappointing enforcement numbers and policy decisions” on corporate crime. A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that criminal anti-pollution ...

EPA Confirms PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Leach into Pesticides from Storage Containers

by PEER |
These results led EPA to conduct more comprehensive testing, considering the length of time a pesticide product is stored, and whether the type of liquid stored in the barrel made a difference. At the time, Kyla Bennet, PhD, Policy Director at Public Employees for Environmental ...