US government is funding kills of endangered animals, activists say
by The Guardian | August 31, 2023
But the coalition said the interior department’s statement is misleading. Federal money cannot be used to purchase bullets or guns for the hunts, which are paid for with state money, said Jeff Ruch, an attorney with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit ...
Public lands had a roller coaster month
by High Country News |
ULTIMATELY, HOWEVER, all the protections in the world don’t mean a whole lot if they aren’t enforced. Just as he has for more than three decades, Cliven Bundy continues to run his cattle illegally on public lands in southern Nevada, where they gnaw on sparse vegetation and trample ...
Judge questions TSCA scope in novel case
by E&E News |
Bob Sussman, an attorney representing intervening plaintiff groups responsible for the initial independent testing, the Center for Environmental Health and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, argued that the rule covers both impurities and byproducts. Sussman filed a motion ...
Major San Francisco Sewage Flooding Likely to Recur
Outfall Closure Makes City More Vulnerable in Atmospheric River Events ...
Turf War: South Florida Cities Spend Millions for Fake Grass Despite Resident Outcry
by Miami New Times | August 29, 2023
“You are literally laying down acres of plastic, which means that you are destroying that habitat, that soil for any kind of insect life or wildlife,” says Bennett, New England director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and PEER’s director of ...