Why PFAS in Biosolids Threatens Our Food Supply and Farming Communities Throughout the United States
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PEER | September 20, 2024
Every year, millions of tons of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge, or biosolids, are applied to land as fertilizer on farms. Learn how these toxic chemicals are threatening our health and food supply, and what PEER is doing about it ...
Devastation on the Ranch: PFAS in Biosolids
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PEER | September 12, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a federal lawsuit over its failure to prevent toxic per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolid fertilizers from contaminating farmlands, livestock, crops, and water supplies. Hear from James Farmer and Robin Alessi, two ranchers ...
VIDEO | PFAS in Our Waste with Kyla Bennett
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PEER | August 15, 2024
In this one-on-one 30-minute virtual conversation Just Zero’s Senior Scientist, Laura Orlando, is joined by Kyla Bennett, Director of Science Policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Together, Orlando and Bennett discuss the PFAS, also known as “ ...
VIDEO | PEER Stands Up for Communities
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PEER | August 7, 2024
PEER board member Ewell Hopkins shares the story of PEER's role in protecting his community from the influence of the artificial turf industry ...
Webinar | Hidden Hazards: Whistleblowers, Industry Influence, and the Fight Against Toxics
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PEER | July 25, 2024
PEER and Government Accountability Project present a webinar on the role whistleblowers have played in the East Palestine disaster and at EPA ...
Webinar | Plastics Revealed: Health Risks, Environmental Impacts, and the Path to Solutions
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PEER | June 10, 2024
Join PEER, Beyond Plastics, and Oceana to uncover the global threats posed by plastic pollution and its health hazards ...