Enlarged Atlantic fishing area could further imperil right whales

by PEER | October 20, 2019
Donald Trump likes scallops, ordering the seafood for Chris Christie even though the former governor of New Jersey is allergic to them, but a new fishing map that benefits scallop fishermen could push the endangered North American right whale into extinction. Trump regulators opened ...

Industry group calls NGO report on PFASs in synthetic turf ‘inaccurate’

by PEER | October 17, 2019
US industry group the Synthetic Turf Council has dismissed as “inaccurate” a recent NGO report claiming to have found per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in samples of the artificial turf used on playing fields. The study, conducted by Public Employees for Environmental ...

Refinery Explosions Highlight Lack of Emission Reporting

by PEER |
Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2019 — A massive refinery explosion that this week paralyzed much of the San Francisco Bay Area raised uncertainties about the contents of the massive chemical plume coating neighboring communities.  A new regulation requiring that regulators, responders, and ...

United States: The Chemical Compound – October 2019

by PEER | October 16, 2019
This quarterly newsletter provides updates on litigation, regulatory, legislative, and other notable developments involving chemicals of concern to business. Our present focus is on substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and ...

Dirty Recs Foul Renewable Energy in Maryland

by PEER | October 15, 2019
Incineration and other dirty fuels dressed up and sold as “green” to consumers ...
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