A study finds Florida has highest number of polluted lakes in the U.S.
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PEER | March 24, 2022
A 2020 review of DEP enforcement by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that despite promises of reform, enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to drop. While the number of inspections increased, finding more cases of non-compliance, the rate of enforcement fell ...
As “forever chemical” concerns mount, Colorado lawmakers move to ban product sales
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Colorado may have the largest number of sites in the nation that have handled PFAS chemicals, due to firefighting drills and operations at military installations, mountain wildland firefighting, and from PFAS chemicals in firefighting and other industrial materials at oil and gas ...
Lack of Scientists Dooms EPA Chemical Reviews
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Crippling Staff Shortage in Chemical Safety Work Continues in 2022 Budget ...
Many BLM grazing permits renewed without NEPA review, group says
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PEER | March 23, 2022
The WWP review follows a report earlier this month from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility that found roughly half of the 108 million acres of land that has been leased by BLM for livestock grazing does not meet baseline rangeland health standards (E&E News PM, March 14 ...
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Takes On the Manatee Crisis in Florida
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PEER | March 22, 2022
On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Timothy Whitehouse and Jerry Phillips about the manatee die-off currently unfolding in Florida. This crisis, the latest result of the state’s poor water quality, has drawn the attention of Public Employees for ...
