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Trump puts industry insiders in charge of overseeing chemical safety

by The Washington Post | January 23, 2025
Beck will be joined by Dekleva, who also previously worked for the American Chemistry Council and DuPont and will serve as the deputy assistant administrator. Dekleva did not respond to a request for comment. Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy at Public Employees for ...

Trump declared a “national energy emergency.” Experts say it’s a “farce”

by Salon | January 22, 2025
Dr. Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), told Salon that there is an inextricable link between the science of climate change and the economics of rising prices. “Higher temperatures, floods and droughts — all ...

Alaska Is Set to Kill Hundreds of Bears and Wolves With Aerial Gunning

by Vice | January 21, 2025
The renewed program would permit hunters to kill up to 80 percent of the wolf and black bear populations along with 60 percent of brown bears, The Guardian reported. This polarizing practice is intended to help increase the number of caribou and moose in Alaska. Proponents of aerial ...

Alaska to resume ‘barbaric’ shooting of bears and wolves from helicopters

by The Guardian | January 20, 2025
“The amount of tourist dollars from people seeking to view these predators in the wild dwarfs any incremental increase in hunting fee revenue the state hopes to realize,” said Peer executive director Tim Whitehouse. Read the PEER Story… ...

Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared.

by New York Times | January 17, 2025
“The inspector generals have provided a much better avenue for serious inquiries into scientific integrity violations because they actually have investigatory powers and they’re not afraid to take on political leaders,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for ...

EPA aims to safeguard scientists from political interference

by E&E News | January 16, 2025
The final update arrives almost a year after EPA released a draft that was roundly criticized by organizations like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group. In a Thursday interview, Kyla Bennett, the group’s science policy adviser, said the final version was ...
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