PEERMail | Unprecedented Shutdown and More News
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PEER | October 2, 2025
This shutdown is not just a budget standoff – it’s being weaponized to consolidate power in the Executive Branch at the direct expense of the American people ...
Federal judge dismisses attempt to make EPA regulate PFAS in biosolids
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The judge’s decision is a setback for the farmers in Texas and elsewhere who are searching for federal leadership on PFAS, said Laura Dumais, staff counsel at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “It’s a hugely disappointing decision for them,” said Dumais, who ...
Science Agencies Shuttered in Government Shutdown
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PEER | October 1, 2025
Trump had doubled down on the threat to fire federal employees yesterday afternoon, which spurred a set of federal employee unions to file a lawsuit alleging that the threats are an unlawful abuse of power. “The plan to exploit a shutdown to purge federal workers is illegal, ...
Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer
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“We disagree,” Laura Dumais, staff counsel at PEER, said. “We think a timeline should be inferred from the statute. It’s just really heartbreaking for the ranching families that are plaintiffs in this case and for farmers all across the country whose land has been contaminated from ...
Court Blocks Action on PFAS in Sewage Sludge Fertilizers
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PEER | September 30, 2025
Decision Leaves Communities Vulnerable to Toxic Pollution ...