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Cellular Towers in Wilderness Areas: Really?

by PEER | August 2, 2019
From: Environment Magazine “Cell phone towers have sprouted up in national parks across the country because the National Park Service lacks any coherent policy and instead lets telecommunications companies decide where and how many towers will be constructed,” says Jeff Ruch of the ...

‘He couldn’t breathe’: How playing soccer on artificial turf nearly killed a teen

by PEER |
From: WJLA “In late June, a recycled tire field in Northwest DC’s Palisades Park was roasting. 7 On Your Side used both an infrared laser spot thermometer and a more sensitive infrared camera to test wider areas. Both consistently showed surface temperatures on artificial turf ...

Bureau Of Land Management’s Acting Director Faces Controversy

by PEER |
From: NPR “JEFF RUCH: We’ve likened it to putting an arsonist in charge of the city fire department. SIEGLER: Jeff Ruch is with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that represents whistleblowers inside federal agencies. RUCH: The whole mission of the BLM ...

Local Grocery Stores Are Selling Toxin-Tainted Bottled Water

by PEER |
From: Boston Magazine “New Hampshire officials discovered last month in random testing that the water from Haverhill company Spring Hill Farm Dairy—which is sold at stores across New England under various different names—contained abnormal amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Investigation Finds National Park Service Fails To Accurately Track Cell Tower Installations

by PEER |
From: National Parks Traveler “An investigation into cell tower installations in national parks has found not only that the National Park Service doesn’t know how many of the installations exist across the National Park System, but that the agency is either overcharging or ...

House Rep. trying again to help federal retirees who saw cuts to Social Security

by PEER |
From: Federal News Network “Seen any good management skills lately? The EPA wants to hear about it. Acting Deputy Administrator Henry Darwin asks employees to record video of their department’s team huddles, and submit them to EPA’s Office of Continuous Improvement before Aug. 16 ...
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