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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Enforcement: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Report

by PEER | July 19, 2023
The organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued a report addressing criminal prosecution of United States environmental laws. The report was issued pursuant to a July 13th news release titled: EPA Criminal Enforcement Sputters Back to Life FY 23 ...

PFAS proposal would cost companies $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement

by PEER | July 16, 2023
“In the U.S., chemicals are innocent until proven guilty,” said Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit based outside Washington, D.C. “In the EU and Japan, chemicals are guilty until proven safe — and that’s why ...

Colorado man’s ‘illegal’ heli landing is the latest spin in Grand Teton’s aerial drama

by PEER | July 13, 2023
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility also has spent years suing the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service over the two agencies’ failure to produce plans for managing air tourism in parks that see more than 50 overflights a year. Teton park historically ...

Watchdog group prods CSB to recoup ex-chair’s spending

by PEER | July 12, 2023
On Wednesday, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which defends whistleblowers and uncovers wrongdoing in energy and environmental agencies, sent a letter to CSB, requesting it recover the misspent funds by Katherine Lemos, a former President Donald Trump appointee who led ...

Fossil discovery could complicate Nevada solar project

by PEER | July 11, 2023
Among the discoveries highlighted in the study — obtained through a public records request by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility — were “two proboscidean tusks” that could have belonged to a woolly mammoth. The tusks are buried less than 5 feet ...

Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement

by PEER | July 10, 2023
“In the U.S., chemicals are innocent until proven guilty,” said Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit based outside Washington, D.C. “In the EU and Japan, chemicals are guilty until proven safe — and ...
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