PEERMail | Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections

by | May 30, 2023
Special interests have finally succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to eliminate Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams ...

BLM rule proposes to put conservation on ‘equal footing’ with other uses

by Montana Free Press | May 26, 2023
Earlier this year, an analysis by watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that more than 25 million acres of BLM-managed land, about one-fifth of its total acreage, failed to reach land-health benchmarks for such considerations. Western Energy Alliance ...

Noisy flights would be limited under proposed plan for Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

by Spectrum News | May 24, 2023
The proposals hope to mitigate adverse effects on visitors’ experiences and the cultural and environmental resources of the parks. This would be achieved by limiting the number of air tours, restricting the times and days when air tours would be allowed, designating routes and more. The ...

EPA Must Remove PFAS from Plastic Containers

by | May 23, 2023
New Analysis Demonstrates Health Risks to Millions of Americans Using Plastic Containers ...

‘Forever chemicals’ found in fertilizer raise concerns

by Bay Journal | May 22, 2023
DC Water, the utility that operates Blue Plains, sells it under the brand name, Bloom. Farmers in Maryland, DC, Virginia and Pennsylvania can buy it by the ton, while homeowners can purchase 25-pound bags at some home and garden stores. “When I saw … these astronomically high levels of ...
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