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EPA’s “scientific integrity” program lacks teeth, group alleges

by PEER | September 28, 2021
Insiders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have alleged dozens of violations of the agency’s “scientific integrity” policy over the last few years, including complaints of political interference and tampering with chemical risk assessments, but nearly all the complaints ...

Op-Ed | Politics And Privilege At Point Reyes National Seashore

by PEER |
The NPS projects sea levels to rise by 3 feet by the year 2100 at Point Reyes National Seashore, while allowing some 5,000 cattle to feed off the park. The cattle are by far the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions at the seashore, more than that of the cars that deliver more than 2 ...

END FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOR STATES’ WAR ON WOLVES: Move to Disqualify States from Federal Aid for Excessive Predator Removal

by Elizabeth Duan | September 27, 2021
“State game agencies could lose a substantial portion of their budgets for eradicating their wolf populations under a proposal put forward by the Global Indigenous Council (GIC), Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Center for Biological Diversity and a ...

Federal Officials Urged to End States’ Wildlife Management Funding in Response to Extreme Wolf-Killing Programs

“State game agencies could lose a substantial portion of their budgets for eradicating their wolf populations under a proposal put forward by the Global Indigenous Council, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Center for Biological Diversity and a coalition ...

Biologists, business owners, advocates ramp up efforts to staunch wolf killing

by PEER |
While wildlife advocates have called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to relist the wolf, the agency has said it would review the status of the species but won’t step in now. On Monday, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Center for Biological Diversity ...

Report Says Colo. Air Permitting Flaws Not Due To Foul Play

by PEER |
Colorado’s process for issuing air quality permits has flaws, but the evidence doesn’t support allegations that mistakes were motivated by managers’ bad intent or fraud, an independent probe by Troutman Pepper has found. The law firm conclude that Colorado’s ...
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