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Maryland Warns Of High Levels Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Prince George’s County Fish

by PEER | October 20, 2021
High levels of toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in fish in Piscataway Creek in Prince George’s County, a popular waterway for recreational fishing. State officials are warning residents to limit consumption of certain fish from the creek — the first such fish consumption advisory ...

EPA to Create Advisory Councils to Restore Scientific Integrity in Pesticide/Chemicals Division

by PEER |
EPA imagines the OCSPP Science Policy Council as providing an “advisory perspective” on scientific integrity, looking at issues at are of “broad interest within OCSPP for informal review” while also fostering informal opportunities for scientific collaboration. Advocates see the ...

‘Forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Colorado, EPA data suggests

by PEER |
Across the country, around 120,000 industrial facilities may be handling PFAS, according to Environmental Protection Agency documents released this week by the organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER. About one-sixth of those sites, or about 21,000, are in ...

EPA Releases ‘Roadmap’ for PFAS Regulations During Biden Administration

by PEER |
Other environmental groups criticized the agency’s plan, saying it promised future regulatory limits on only a handful of thousands of PFAS chemicals. “This plan is a complete dud,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “The ...

Documents Show EPA Staffers Mishandled Whistleblowers’ Complaint

by PEER | October 19, 2021
The documents The Intercept obtained show that Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), sent the whistleblowers’ complaint to Michael Freedhoff, executive director of the EPA, at 5:54pm on June 28. Freedhoff then forwarded ...