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Exclusive: Biden administration’s slow pace to repair BLM has delayed climate goals, PEER report says

by PEER | July 19, 2022
In falling behind on its promise to fix Trump-era systemic issues at the Bureau of Land Management, the Biden administration has derailed many of its own climate goals, according to a new report from the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility shared exclusively ...

NPS ranger ranks ‘dangerously thin’ as crime rises, report says

by PEER |
Despite an increase in crime, the number of law enforcement officers assigned to national parks has declined substantially since 2005, with park rangers now spread “dangerously thin,” according to a report released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The ...

NPS ranger ranks ‘dangerously thin’ as crime rises, report says

by PEER |
Despite an increase in crime, the number of law enforcement officers assigned to national parks has declined substantially since 2005, with park rangers now spread “dangerously thin,” according to a report released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The ...

OSTP R&D Effort Draws Concerns Over Differing Definition For PFAS

by PEER |
The White House science office’s request for information that will help shape an upcoming federal research strategy for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is sparking concern from an environmental watchdog group over its use of a PFAS definition that differs from those EPA and ...

EPA Faults Colorado Air Quality Regulators Over Whistleblower Claims

by PEER |
The report outlines six recommendations for APCD regulators, including an overhaul of the agency’s minor source permitting procedures and amending existing permits of some pollution sources identified in the complaint. The EPA is asking the state to provide a written response to the ...

EPA knocks Colorado’s system for issuing air quality permits to minor polluters like drilling sites, gold mines

by PEER | July 17, 2022
Kevin Bell, a lawyer for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which filed the complaint on behalf of the whistleblowers, said the permitting problems were irresponsible and put the state further behind in its efforts to improve air quality. Foul air continues to cause ...
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