REPORT | Maryland Clean Energy Report 2022 (PDF)

by Susan Sargent | February 13, 2022
PEER is calling on Maryland leadership to get dirty energy sources out of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS ...

Whistleblower case ensnares senior BLM official

by Susan Sargent | February 11, 2022
Interior said in its motion that Loewen was fired in November 2021 “based on his unacceptable performance and failure to follow instructions.” But lawyers for the government watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which is representing Loewen, counter ...

Media Advisory | Wyoming BLM Whistleblower Hearing: February 15

by Susan Sargent | February 9, 2022
Hearing challenging removal of BLM environmental specialist Walter Loewen charging retaliation for his disclosing agency environmental violations ...

PFAS turf field debate moves to Select Board

But for environmentalists and at least one member of the School Committee, Dr. Tim Lepore, the jury is still out. The concern is over the turf field, and not only the potential for environmental harm to the groundwater from chemical leaching, but an allegation that the school has attempted ...

Md. Lawmakers, Boaters Fight FERC License For Hydro Dam

by Susan Sargent | February 7, 2022
Maryland lawmakers, a conservation nonprofit and a charter boat association all urged the D.C. Circuit to vacate a 50-year license issued to a 570-megawatt hydroelectric dam, arguing federal energy regulators didn’t… Read the PEER Story… ...
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