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From: EHS Daily Advisor “In her opinion, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell noted that more than a year after PEER submitted its request the EPA had not even conducted a search for the requested materials. Howell further agreed with PEER that the EPA was in violation with the FOIA. ...

From: News Wheel “A report by environmental advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has raised concerns that the Environmental Protection Agency, which is currently embroiled in a bitter conflict with California and a collection of other states over vehicle ...

From: PSNews “Senior Counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Paula Dinerstein said that through its inattention, the White House had caused a merit system train-wreck in which whistleblower protections and other safeguards were functionally nullified. ...

From: Mountain Journal “In a letter sent to Zinke Friday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who serves as the Democrat’s vice-ranking member of the committee, wrote, “we are concerned that this particular reassignment, in the context of a pattern of questionable ...

From: Government Executive “At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has tripled the number of bodyguards for the administrator, the agency’s cases brought against polluters is in “free fall,” according to a study released on Thursday by the advocacy group Public ...

From: Beyond Pesticides “In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims by manufacturers of pesticide misters. Specifically, PEER noted that manufacturers claim that these ...