Trump’s EPA to Expand Actions to Speed New Chemical Reviews
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PEER | August 11, 2025
It’s imperative to know what decisions the EPA [has] made concerning the recent reviews of new chemicals, said Kyla Bennett, science policy director for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). If the agency has granted all the applications, Bennett said she’d be ...
Forest Service faces identity crisis in USDA overhaul plan. Again.
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A 2021 survey of BLM workers by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reported that 87% of reassigned employees either retired or quit rather than move. The field offices were staffed largely by new hires who lacked the scientific or experiential backgrounds of the former ...
Comment – CPW Lead Ammunition and Tackle Phase-Out
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PEER | August 8, 2025
Comments on the inclusion of a lead ammunition and tackle phase-out in Colorado Parks and Wildlife's State Wildlife Action Plan ...
Q&A: The whistleblowing business is booming
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PEER | August 7, 2025
“Whistleblowing has traditionally been a nonpartisan thing,” said Tim Whitehouse, who joined PEER as its executive director in 2019, following stints leading Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and a decade at EPA. But under Trump 2.0, PEER has seen a “20-fold increase ...
FDA Ignores CT Scan Misdiagnosis Risks
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Complaint Faults FDA Failure to Address Post-Market Warnings ...