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

by PEER | July 19, 2022
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 ...

EPA doing “bare minimum” to address toxic PFAS pollutants in drinking water

by PEER |
Samples taken from Cape Canaveral, Florida – home to Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities – had a 176 ppt concentration on the TOF test. The EPA 537 test only showed a 15 ppt concentration. A water sample from Madison, Wisconsin measured ...

National Park Service Continues To Languish In “Best Places To Work” Survey

by PEER | July 15, 2022
Authors of the report also stated that “[E]ven those who found the experience valuable expressed concern about whether any real action would come out of all the effort. Many expressed a sense of futility in participating as ‘NPS keeps bringing people down here to get our ...

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 ...