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BLM fires critical environmental analyst on second try

by PEER | December 9, 2021
A group supporting public employees is challenging the firing of an environmental analyst who said the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s approval of a Delaware-sized oilfield in Converse County failed to protect migratory birds as required. Public Employees for Environmental ...

VIDEO | Conowingo Dam: Last Chance for a Fair Deal

by PEER |
Waterkeepers on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland are working to hold Exelon accountable for its fair share of the Conowingo Dam cleanup ...

EPA-linked consultant undercuts agency’s PFAS concerns

by PEER | December 8, 2021
Despite making demonstrably false statements about PFAS, Green continues to consult on issues related to multimillion-dollar artificial turf fields at multiple towns in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Tim ...

County Probes Whether Dust Drifted From Contaminated Field Lab Site Because of Detonations

by PEER | December 7, 2021
The activists allege that the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control, which is overseeing the long-planned cleanup, allowed the energy department to “dynamite” the two buildings without proper dust control to prevent the spread of contamination. “This was an ...

Milestone for Wild Horse and Burro Act comes amid record roundups

by PEER | December 3, 2021
The Current reported in October the damage caused by livestock in Nevada is largely unknown because the BLM has reviewed less than half of the land allotted to ranchers in the state, according to BLM data obtained through a public information request by Public Employees for Environmental ...