How Trump’s EPA is Letting Environmental Criminals Off the Hook, in One Chart

by PEER | March 5, 2019
From: Vox “A January report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group for public sector workers who deal with environmental issues, shows that the number of criminal cases the EPA referred to the Justice Department under President Trump is at the ...

PFAS Breakthrough in Massachusetts

by PEER |
Army to Give Both Immediate Relief and Long-Term Treatment for Hard-Hit Town ...

PEERMail: At EPA Oversight Means Overlook

by PEER | March 1, 2019
At EPA Oversight Means Overlook In 1969, the Cuyahoga River famously caught fire with flames leaping five stories high billowing plumes of industrial waste. The incident galvanized the environmental movement, leading to enactment of a series of major laws, such as the Clean Water Act in ...

Water & Brimstone

by PEER |
Environmental scientist Barry Sulkin begins to study the impact of recreational ATV activity on the rivers and creeks that feed into the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, a protected national treasure ...

Expect New Chemical Safety Reporting Regs By Fall

by PEER |
From: Law360 “Ultimately the court ordered the CSB to promulgate final accidental chemical release regulations within 12 months. Absent a successful appeal or request for extension by the CSB, owners and operators of industrial facilities can expect to see a new rule-making — with an ...
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