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Council Mulls Nursery Field Plan That Community Debates

by PEER | November 30, 2023
The National Audubon Society and the Westchester Historical Society have voiced concerns about the proposal, which also is opposed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. On Oct. 3, Rye’s Conservation Commission Advisory Council said it considered the artificial turf ...

EPA withdraws consent for Chemours to export GenX from Netherlands to Fayetteville

by PEER | November 29, 2023
Timothy Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued a statement: “We welcome EPA’s reversal of its decision to allow the importation of toxic PFAS waste into the United States for reclamation and disposal. This whole fiasco must serve as ...

Park Service tightens restrictions on air tours at Rushmore, Badlands

by PEER | November 24, 2023
Bureaucratic difficulties and delays stalled compliance with law. The national nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility sued in 2018 to force the adoption of air tour management plans. The group ultimately won an order that was upheld by an appeals court in 2020, which ...

Be thankful for Florida whistleblowers like Ron Magill

by PEER | November 23, 2023
Over and over, Eller had to grit his teeth and okay new subdivisions that he knew would destroy the places the endangered cats called home. He had to say yes to things he knew were wrong. Finally, he’d had enough. In 2004, with help from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...

Park Service tightens restrictions on air tours at Rushmore, Badlands

by PEER | November 22, 2023
Bureaucratic difficulties and delays stalled compliance with law. The national nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility sued in 2018 to force the adoption of air tour management plans. The group ultimately won an order that was upheld by an appeals court in 2020, which ...

EPA considers approving fruit pesticide despite risks to children, records show

by PEER | November 21, 2023
Kyla Bennett, a former EPA scientist who now works with the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the emails provide more evidence that the EPA needs an overhaul and that it is steeped in an “industry-beholden culture” that persists regardless of which ...
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