EPA’s New Water Rule a Mockery of Science and the Clean Water Act
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PEER | January 24, 2020
“With the Environmental Protection Agency’s own data showing that nearly half of our rivers and streams and a third of our wetlands are in “poor biological condition,” and with millions of Americans exposed to unsafe chemicals in water systems, this is a bad time to make a ...
Vern Buchanan Urges Ron DeSantis to Protect the Florida Panther During Heartland Parkway Construction
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PEER |
“This week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to consider protecting the endangered Florida Panther when drafting construction plans for the new Heartland Parkway. In a letter to DeSantis, Buchanan noted the 140-mile proposed highway from Polk to Collier ...
Arizona BLM Has Known About Lead Problems at Table Mesa for a Decade, OIG Says
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PEER | January 23, 2020
“Leaders at the Bureau of Land Management in Arizona knew for years that recreational shooting sites north of Phoenix contained high levels of lead, but they failed to warn the public and their own employees, according to a federal investigation. Nor has the agency cleaned up the ...
‘This Will Be the Biggest Loss of Clean Water Protection the Country Has Ever Seen’: Trump Finalizes Clean Water Rule Replacement
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PEER |
“Today, the Trump administration will finalize its replacement for the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in a move that will strip protections from more than half of the nation’s wetlands and allow landowners to dump pesticides into waterways, or build over ...
EPA Finalizes Clean Water Rollback Amid Science Challenges
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PEER |
“The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule that significantly reduces the federal government’s role in regulating waterways, fulfilling a campaign promise to farmers and energy interests and handing a win to conservatives who have pushed for changes to the Clean Water ...