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Letter to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

by PEER | November 17, 2021
DESCRIPTION: COMMENTS ON Proposed Amendment to Rules Governing Certificates of Need and Site and Route Permits for Large Electric Power Plants and High-Voltage Transmission Lines, Minnesota Rules Chapters 7849 and 7850 and Governing Notice Plan Filing Requirements, Minnesota Rules, part ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Releases New Water Quality Guidance Standards

by PEER | November 16, 2021
A Long Island environmental group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), released a map of where PFAS chemicals are being used at industrial facilities across the state. Organizations representing local governments, parents, and teachers, and communities are urging ...

A 2019 Report Found National Parks Employees Felt Abused and Harassed, but the Agency Never Released It

by PEER |
The report came to light only after Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility disclosed it on Monday. The National Park Service subsequently distributed it to employees and posted it on its website. PEER accused NPS of seeking to bury the report, and while the agency said it has ...

Environmental groups say safety measures lacking as Santa Susana Field Lab buildings demolished

by PEER | November 15, 2021
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab wrote in the letter that the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, also known as DTSC, endangered public health in communities adjacent to the 2850 acres-acre field allowing contractors ...

Watchdog Group Claims NPS Buried Harassment Report, Agency Disagrees

by PEER |
At Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, officials claimed the report was intentionally “buried” to the detriment of the Park Service’s workforce. “The Park Service has turned a deaf ear to a cry for help from its own workforce,” said Rocky Mountain ...