FAQs about Florida’s BMAP system: Is it effective? Is there a better system?
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PEER | January 10, 2022
Florida officials haven’t backed new regulations with the funding required to fulfill them. For example, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) is supposed to inspect farms every two years to verify they are adhering to best management practices that reduce pollution ...
PEER Files Suit against EPA Seeking TSCA Section 8(e) Reports
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PEER | January 8, 2022
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on January 5, 2022, that it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to disclose reports submitted pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Toxic ...
Letter to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency – Impaired waters list and PFAS
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PEER | January 7, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Letter to MPCA regarding the impaired waters list, to consider expanding the type and levels of PFAS that would result in impaired waters TO: Miranda Nichols, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: January 7, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, clean water, ...
Implementation of the Minor Source Permitting Program in Colorado – 01-05-2022 (PDF)
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PEER | January 5, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Presentation on the Implementation of the Minor Source Permitting Program in Colorado from 2010 – 2021 FROM: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment DATE: January 1, 2022 TAGS: Colorado, EPA,   ...
EPA’s failure to disclose chemical health risks draws ire
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EPA is failing in its obligation to share critical information about the hazards of more than 1,200 chemicals on the market, according to a watchdog group. In a complaint filed yesterday and first reported today by E&E News, the organization Public Employees for Environmental ...