Trump Interior nominee fast-tracked a ‘deficient’ drilling permit

by PEER | November 4, 2019
Complaints of political and corporate interference have been rife at the Interior Department since Trump took office, a recent survey of 16 of the department’s most senior career employees indicates. The survey, conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based Public Employees for Environmental ...

Horrid Time to Work Inside Interior Department

by PEER | October 31, 2019
SES Shudders at Clueless Reorganizations and Parade of Temporary Leaders ...

Why We Need to Protect Government Scientists from Political Retaliation

by PEER | October 29, 2019
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), part of the Department of the Interior, is the federal agency responsible for the protection of endangered species. But in 2004, Andrew Eller Jr., a biologist for the FWS, filed a formal complaint that charged agency officials of knowingly using  ...

New Studies Show PFAS in Artificial Grass Blades and Backing

by PEER |
In July, the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that synthetic turf contains toxic chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer. The EPA report was not a formal risk assessment and did not address the potential harm. PEER and the Ecology Center tested eight different ...

Don’t Disney-fy Denali

by PEER | October 28, 2019
Big Recreational Development for Wonder Lake Would Pave Paradise ...
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