Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, January 2022
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PEER | January 24, 2022
PEER Files Suit Against EPA Seeking TSCA Section 8(e) Reports: On January 5, 2022, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced that it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel EPA to disclose reports submitted pursuant to TSCA ...
Pollution Prosecution Plunge Continues under Biden
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EPA Criminal Referrals, Prosecutions, and Convictions Not Rebounding ...
Smoke and mirrors’: Despite new funding, future of sea turtle program still unclear
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PEER | January 21, 2022
The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said in a statement this week that the national seashore’s announcement is “blatantly deceptive.” The PINS news release does not mention that the National Park Service last year revoked $300,000 from the sea turtle ...
Comment on PFAS Monitoring Plan – to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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DESCRIPTION: Comment (via letter) to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Draft PFAS Monitoring Plan Comment TO: Sophie Greene, PFAS Coordinator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: January 21, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, PFAS, PFOS, pollution & ...
EPA hires additional criminal investigators — but advocates call for more
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The new figure puts it about in line with Obama-era numbers, per previous requests from the group showing that it had 175 agents in 2012, but just 154 in 2015, according to the organization. But Jeff Ruch, PEER’s Pacific director, said that the number is particularly concerning amid ...