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On Monday, some of these industry leaders as well as environmental experts shared feedback with the environment committee on the rollout of the new law. Kyla Bennett from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility urged legislators to set regulations on PFAS using the precautionary ...

The fiscal seesawing that the Park Service, and other federal agencies, have had to endure over the years takes a toll on the Park Service’s workforce. Earlier this year Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility noted that the agency’s attrition numbers have been on ...

The lack of sufficient regulations on waste containing “forever chemicals” leaves U.S. communities vulnerable to increased shipments of dangerous substances, according to a new report. The report, published Thursday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, reveals ...

Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is pointing to a new analysis of EPA data showing significant increases in shipments of PFAS waste between 2018 and 2023 to renew its call for the agency to craft strict “hazardous waste” rules for such waste, ...

Draft lacks rules to prevent suppression of research, says Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility group The National Institutes of Health’s draft scientific integrity policy is “like a car without an engine”, according to a not-for-profit that encourages government ...

Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, expressed similar concerns: “We welcome EPA’s decision to pause the import of PFAS waste for reclamation and disposal from the Netherlands.However, a long-term solution to the problem of PFAS ...