Louisiana lawmaker files bill to create hunting season for state’s iconic ‘Teddy bear’
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PEER | March 1, 2022
But a 2018 lawsuit led by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) with co-counsel Atchafalaya Basinkeeper said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service used “false assumptions and shoddy science” to make its decision for removal. It contends the bears still need ...
Biden Estimate of “Conserved” Waters Inflated
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PEER |
Almost All 30x30 Waters in Remote Pacific; Scant Safeguards for the Rest ...
Environmental Justice Action Task Force Meeting Displays Internal Rifts
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PEER | February 25, 2022
The only public comments sent before the meeting concerned air permits, specifically the permit for Xcel’s Cherokee power station. Chandra Rosenthal, who leads the Rocky Mountain office for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which works with whistleblowers to expose ...
MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices
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PEER | February 23, 2022
In 2020, about 25 percent of Maryland’s so-called “clean energy” under the state’s Tier 1 Renewable Portfolio Standard came from dirty sources, such as municipal solid waste burned to produce electricity and woody biomass or debris burned in power plants and paper mills. “ ...
Does Biden Consider Artificial Turf “Conserved” Land?
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PEER | February 22, 2022
Lawsuit to Uncover Turf Industry Greenwashing in 30x30 Conservation Plan ...