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Parents, Schools Await Results of Federal Health Study into Synthetic Turf with Tire Crumbs

by PEER | May 14, 2019
From: The Oregonian “This delay was entirely predictable based on the history of this issue particularly and of the current administration’s languid stance on health and safety,” he said. “The approach the regulatory agencies are sticking with is a Trump-era classic: Do nothing ...

Toothless Law Lets White House Keep Jobs Vacant

by PEER | May 10, 2019
From: E&E News “More than halfway through President Trump’s first term, the Interior Department remains rife with key vacancies despite a federal law that suggests the agency should be hobbled by the lack of leadership. Instead, Interior hasn’t so much as slowed down ...

PEER Challenges Legality of NPS Operations Deputy Appointment

by PEER | May 3, 2019
From: Federal News Network “PEER said David Vela can’t legally serve as the National Park Service’s acting deputy director for operations because he was appointed by another deputy director, not the NPS director, since that position is vacant. PEER is asking the Interior ...

EPA Head Asked to Back up Claim That Climate Change is ’50 to 75 Years Out’

by PEER | May 2, 2019
From: The Hill “Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is being asked to back up recent claims that climate change consequences are still “50 to 75 years out.” In a freedom of information request filed by the Sierra Club late Monday, the conservation ...

Singapore Plans to Regulate 11 Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

by PEER |
From: Chemical Watch “Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) is planning to place controls on 11 chemicals, in accordance with proposed updates by international conventions. The parties to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions are considering placing controls on 11 new ...

NGO Seeks ‘Moratorium’ on New PFASs in US

by PEER |
From: Chemical Watch “In a 27 March letter to leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), PEER said this jump has come after industry voluntarily pledged to phase out the use of two long-chain substances – PFOA and PFOS – because of their toxicity and ...
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