‘Running Out of Room’: How Old Turf Fields Raise Potential Environmental, Health Concerns

by PEER | November 18, 2019
“A York Daily Record/York Sunday News investigation has found an unregulated industry that is growing exponentially and dumping several hundred old athletic fields across the U.S. every year. When those fields reach the end of their lifespan, that waste has to go somewhere. But ...

Rock Bottom Federal Grazing Fees Probed

by PEER | November 14, 2019
BLM Cloaking Environmental and Fiscal Impacts of Vast Livestock Program ...

Regional Forester Expects Audit of Tongass Logging to Be Completed Soon

by PEER | November 13, 2019
“The U.S. Forest Service’s top official in Alaska told an audience in Petersburg this month that his agency is close to finalizing an audit of the timber sale program. The watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility published those agency reviews in 2017 ...

EPA Denies Petition for TSCA Rule Prohibiting Oil Refineries from Using Hydrofluoric Acid in Manufacturing Processes

by PEER |
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice on November 12, 2019, announcing the availability of its response to a petition it received under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) from Public Employees for Environmental ...

EPA Calls Reporting on Proposed Rulemaking Update ‘Completely Misleading’

by PEER | November 12, 2019
On Monday, The New York Times reported a new draft of the EPA’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science rule that modifies a 2018 version. According to this draft, scientists would be required to disclose all of their data (including medical records) before the EPA would ...
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