Toxic chemicals may be leaking into your food, makeup, or health care products, study finds
by NBC 11 News | September 19, 2022
A recent study completed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that toxic PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances may leach from the inside coating of shipping containers into the products they contain. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) first ...
PEERMail | Save the EPA
On September 20, 2022, thousands of people from around the country will take part in a rally outside of the EPA headquarters in DC ...
UPDATE | National Park Service Broadens Tribal Involvement In Stewardship Of Parks
by National Parks Traveler | September 14, 2022
At Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Jeff Ruch noted that the Park Service, in announcing the new policy, made “no mention” of following the National Environmental Policy Act in implementing the policy. “Are agreements that affect management of park ...
Justice Department to Announce Change in Corporate Crime Enforcement
Earlier this year, Public Citizen’s Rick Claypool put out a report highlighting the Department’s “disappointing enforcement numbers and policy decisions” on corporate crime. A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that criminal anti-pollution ...
EPA Confirms PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Leach into Pesticides from Storage Containers
by Beyond Pesticides |
These results led EPA to conduct more comprehensive testing, considering the length of time a pesticide product is stored, and whether the type of liquid stored in the barrel made a difference. At the time, Kyla Bennet, PhD, Policy Director at Public Employees for Environmental ...
