New EPA Policy to Comply with Endangered Species Law Leaves Unanswered Questions for Pesticide Uses
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PEER | January 20, 2022
EPA does provide some indication that this will not be its only substantive action on pesticide use. “Incorporating ESA assessments into the registration process for new pesticides is a key component of EPA’s larger effort to meet the Agency’s ESA obligations efficiently and ...
Survey: Burnout, morale hamper EPA chemicals office
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PEER | January 19, 2022
Among the staff positions needed within the office are biologists, chemists and toxicologists, EPA said, as well as chemical engineers, physical scientists and microbiologists. Those roles are all key for shaping work carried out under TSCA, including critical risk assessments meant to ...
Letter to BLM, USDA – Scope of environmental review for Federal Lands, Minnesota
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DESCRIPTION: PEER submitted a letter covering past USFS employee critical feedback, treaty rights impacting NEPA scope, and economic issues related to a USFS and BLM proposal to remove a large amount of BLM-controlled mineral resources under the Superior National Forest from leasing for ...
Funding Questions Arise Over Padre Island Sea Turtle Program
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PEER | January 18, 2022
“This recent funding strengthens the STSR program because it shows commitment to furthering the science and understanding of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles,” Taylor told the Traveler in an email last week. “Think of it as dividing and conquering; Dr. Shaver and the ...
Group sues US EPA for hiding risk information
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When chemical manufacturers obtain information that a substance in the marketplace poses a substantial risk to human health or the environment, they are required to notify the US Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA made such notifications publicly available for decades. Then, without ...