EPA internally questioned its ability to properly regulate pet collars linked to tens of thousands of injury reports
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PEER | March 24, 2022
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, was not surprised by the documents. Called PEER, the nonprofit organization works to support current and former public employees who protect the environment. Bennett, a lawyer who ...
A study finds Florida has highest number of polluted lakes in the U.S.
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A 2020 review of DEP enforcement by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that despite promises of reform, enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to drop. While the number of inspections increased, finding more cases of non-compliance, the rate of enforcement fell ...
As “forever chemical” concerns mount, Colorado lawmakers move to ban product sales
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Colorado may have the largest number of sites in the nation that have handled PFAS chemicals, due to firefighting drills and operations at military installations, mountain wildland firefighting, and from PFAS chemicals in firefighting and other industrial materials at oil and gas ...
Many BLM grazing permits renewed without NEPA review, group says
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PEER | March 23, 2022
The WWP review follows a report earlier this month from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility that found roughly half of the 108 million acres of land that has been leased by BLM for livestock grazing does not meet baseline rangeland health standards (E&E News PM, March 14 ...
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Takes On the Manatee Crisis in Florida
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PEER | March 22, 2022
On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Timothy Whitehouse and Jerry Phillips about the manatee die-off currently unfolding in Florida. This crisis, the latest result of the state’s poor water quality, has drawn the attention of Public Employees for ...
Florida tops list for most polluted lakes in the U.S., study finds
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PEER | March 21, 2022
A 2020 review of DEP enforcement by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found that despite promises of reform, enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to drop. While the number of inspections increased, finding more cases of noncompliance, the rate of enforcement fell. ...