A pass for polluting? Environmental groups, employees say EPA enforcement efforts lacking

by Susan Sargent | May 13, 2022
The data fits with the experiences of Tim Whitehouse, a former senior attorney at EPA who helped enforce water pollution laws in the 1990s and early 2000s. During his tenure, Whitehouse said, he felt the agency was supported by Congress, which provided both higher funding and more ...

Letter to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration

DESCRIPTION: PEER letter to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in the In the Matter of a Request for a Minor Alteration to Great River Energy’s 170 MW, Natural Gas-Fired, Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Generator at its Cambridge 2 Peaking Plant Site near Cambridge, Isanti County ...

As EPA Oversight of Pesticides Shrinks, Workload Doubles—Raising Safety Concerns

In January 2022, Beyond Pesticides wrote about the emerging changes emanating from EPA in relation to its OPP ESA efforts: “Beyond Pesticides joined with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and three dozen allied groups to lay out what a ‘larger effort’ to ...

Human Rights & Climate Change: Iowa’s Challenges and Opportunities

by Susan Sargent | May 12, 2022
Iowa Center for Human Rights webinar on climate change, key challenges, and the impact on human rights from local and global perspectives ...

Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Be Banned From Some Consumer Products Sold In Colorado, After Legislature Passes Bill

by Susan Sargent | May 11, 2022
A bill restricting the sale of consumer products containing PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” has passed both the Colorado house and senate, and is on its way to the governor’s desk to become law. The bill stipulates some PFAS products will be banned as early as 2025. PFAS ...
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