EPA scientists retaliated against over chemical safety disagreements, watchdog finds
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PEER | October 10, 2024
The EPA’s inspector general office, in a string of partially redacted reports, found managers in the EPA’s New Chemicals Division, part of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, retaliated against employees who raised concerns about chemicals being approved for ...
Letter to Chairwoman Rosenworcel – FCC’s NEPA procedures
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PEER | October 8, 2024
Letter to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel regarding the FCC's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures and the White House Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) rules on implementing NEPA ...
Supreme Court decisions could determine future of clean air, water in East Texas
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As the Tyler Morning Telegraph and Longview News-Journal reported last year, some rural East Texas water utilities feared the rule would require the installation of expensive plant upgrades if PFAS contamination was found. “I think the PFAS drinking water standards are one of the first ...
Biden Fails to Safeguard Federal Science from Trump
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Vaunted 3+Year “Scientific Integrity” Initiative Limps Across Finish Line ...
EPA Whistleblowers Expose Agencies Efforts To Approve Harmful Chemicals
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PEER | October 5, 2024
After they were forced to leave their jobs assessing new chemicals, the scientists filed the first of what would be six complaints with the EPA inspector general in June 2021. Their allegations, which detailed industry pressure that continued under the administration of President Joe Biden ...