‘Forever chemicals’ contamination at Defense Department sites threatens Chesapeake Bay fish
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Susan Sargent | August 11, 2021
“A 2020 study by the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found 36 PFAS compounds in rockfish, oysters and crabs harvested from Cornfield Harbor in the Potomac River and from St. Inigoes Creek in Saint Mary’s County, near the Patuxent River Naval Air ...
EPA Scientists Should be Able to Consult with Colleagues
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Susan Sargent | August 10, 2021
Bans on Internal Communication Undercut Scientific Quality and Integrity ...
EPA Asked to Stop Barring Employees From Sharing Scientific Findings With Each Other
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Susan Sargent |
“Managers at EPA began instituting the policy in early 2020, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which wrote to the agency asking for its revocation. The ban affects the New Chemicals Division in EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, ...
Letter to Dr. Michal Freedhoff – Chemicals Division
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Susan Sargent |
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Michal Freedhoff regarding the hardships in the New Chemicals Division at the EPA TO: Dr. Michal Freedhoff, EPA Assistant Administrator FROM: Tim Whitehouse / PEER DATE: August 10, 2021 TAGS: OCSPP, EPA, TSCA ...
US EPA downplays risks of new chemicals, agency scientists say
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Susan Sargent | August 6, 2021
“The complaints, filed through the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claim that EPA managers succumb to pressure from manufacturers and intimidate scientists into approving new chemicals when they have insufficient data to make a safety determination ...
