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Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges

by PEER | August 17, 2018
From: The Nation “In a terse memorandum, seemingly unprompted, the FWS quietly rescinded a hard-won Obama-era legal agreement, which imposed a blanket ban on the pesticides and genetically modified crops on the agricultural lands currently hosted in national wildlife refuges. The Obama- ...

Survey: Many Federal Researchers Say Politics Trump Science and Are Afraid to Speak Up

by PEER |
“Scores of scientists working for the federal government say that under the Trump administration, political concerns outweigh scientific rigor and budget cuts hamper their mission, a new survey shows. Scientists also said they censor their own work to avoid getting in trouble, according ...

South Florida Awash in Cow Manure

by PEER |
From: The Blue Paper “The PEER analysis looks at 31 CAFO permits that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued in the seven-county area south of Orlando, with most in Okeechobee County directly to the north of Lake Okeechobee. These facilities hold ...

Pruitt’s Wacky Wotus Repeal Do-Over Digs Deeper Legal Hole

by PEER | August 10, 2018
Supplemental Filing to Justify Jettisoning Clean Water Rule Runs Further Aground ...