Celebrating Birds and Their Habitats Conserved in 2023: Reducing Threats and Building the Bird Conservation Movement
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Elizabeth Duan | December 20, 2023
In February, ABC and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility led more than 60 other nonprofit groups in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to make major reforms in the way it regulates systemic insecticides. The proposal focuses on neonicotinoids (neonics), systemic ...
You’ve Already Been Exposed to Toxic PFAS. But You Can Take Steps to Minimize Future Exposure.
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Elizabeth Duan |
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly abbreviated as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” are ubiquitous. They have also been associated with debilitating health impacts, such as cancer, birth defects, liver disease, kidney disease and more. This can make it overwhelming to know what ...
EPA scores enforcement wins, losses in 2023; announces funding for vulnerable communities
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Elizabeth Duan |
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scored both wins and losses in its enforcement of environmental laws for 2023, stepping up fines for polluters and on-site inspections but cleaning up fewer pollutants than it has in a decade, according to the agency’s annual enforcement and ...
Toxic PFAS are Everywhere, and Remain Largely Unregulated
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Elizabeth Duan |
The Haw River cuts through North Carolina’s Piedmont region from its source in Forsyth County. The river is undeniably beautiful. But per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly abbreviated as PFAS, are not visible to the naked eye. PFAS are chemicals that have been linked to ...
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Points To NPS Morale Issues
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Elizabeth Duan | December 19, 2023
Insights into morale issues within the National Park Service are contained in the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which points to concerns with leadership as well as unsustainable workloads. “We know we still have room for improvement,” Park Service Director Chuck ...
Status hearing set Jan. 5 in suit against EPA over Oak Ridge landfill
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Elizabeth Duan |
A federal court wants to know more, by Jan. 5, about a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by a citizens group seeking access to some U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents about a radioactive waste landfill at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge… Read the PEER Story&# ...
