Trump officials want to cut limits of Pfas in drinking water – what will the impact be?
by The Guardian | May 15, 2025
Kyla Bennett, the policy director with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and a former EPA scientist, said she suspects the agency and the justice department will, in effect, try to lose the case. “The DOJ could stop defending and do a shitty job and make the court ...
Project 2025 Is at the Center of Trump 2.0
by Sierra | May 14, 2025
“Even though Project 2025 laid it out, it’s even scarier, I think, in person watching it happen,” Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told Sierra. “I used to work at EPA, and when I talk to people who are still there, they ...
The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass
by Wired |
“EPA has one mission: to protect human health and the environment,” says Kyla Bennett, a director of science policy at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “This flies in the face of their mission and everything they’re supposed to stand for.” Read ...
Group claims EPA bars environmental justice staff from other jobs
by E&E News |
“Our understanding is that employees on administrative leave are denied access to email (where positions are often advertised internally) and hiring systems such as Talent Hub where open position descriptions are posted and through which candidates may apply,” Laura Dumais, staff ...
Traveler’s View | Will There Be A National Park Service Director?
by National Parks Traveler | May 13, 2025
Smith stepped down in the fall of 2019 under curious circumstances that led Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility to charge that Smith was given a sweetheart deal to allow Vela to return as acting NPS director. The deal allowed Smith to live in North Carolina and work from ...
Pollution Related To Space Is Getting Worse As Trump And Musk Target Research And Regulations
by IFLScience | May 12, 2025
There have been some studies quantifying the pollution of launches and the potential impact of burning satellites on the higher portions of the atmosphere and the ozone layer. But it’s preliminary work and more research is needed. This is why the timing of funding cuts is the worst ...