Wolf Advocates Organize to Restore Protections for the Persecuted Species
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Susan Sargent | October 26, 2021
While wolf advocates await a decision from USFWS, some wildlife activists are pursuing a parallel strategy of trying to use financial pressure to compel states to drop their anti-wolf laws. The Global Indigenous Council, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Center for ...
Letter to House Subcommittee – Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
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Susan Sargent |
DESCRIPTION: Implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act TO: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change FROM: Tim Whitehouse, PEER Executive Director DATE: October 26, 2021 TAGS: EPA, chemical safety, toxic chemicals & ...
Colorado tightens air pollution rules after staff shake-up, whistleblower complaint
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Susan Sargent |
“We are encouraged that CDPHE is developing guidance that includes the expertise of their modeling staff,” Chandra Rosenthal, head of the Rocky Mountain PEER Council, said in an email. “However, in the current draft there are a couple of provisions that are backdoor exits for ...
‘Horror stories’: Groups urge EPA to revamp pesticides work
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Susan Sargent |
A coalition of advocacy groups are panning EPA’s pesticides work and calling on the agency to adopt a number of reforms geared toward bolstering science and minimizing industry input. In a letter sent today, 37 organizations asked the Biden administration and key officials managing ...
EPA’s Pesticides Office Labeled as a Failure
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Susan Sargent |
Groups Push Array of Immediate Reforms ...