Millions in donations unaccounted for after disastrous Freedom 250 festivities: watchdog
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PEER | October 9, 2026
The watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) released the records Thursday. A National Park Foundation estimate put the cost of key events, including the much maligned Great American State FairGreat American State Fair, the Patriot Games and the Independence ...
EPA likely underestimating amount of toxic forever chemicals in US water: analysis
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PEER | July 6, 2022
In seven of the nine cities, higher levels of PFAS were found in water samples when using a “total organic fluorine” (TOF) test that identifies markers for all known PFAS compounds than when using the EPA test—at concentrations up to 24 times greater. “The EPA is doing ...
Trump’s Bureau chief wants to give authority over federal lands to local law enforcement officials
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Elizabeth Duan | July 14, 2020
“Donald Trump’s acting head of the Bureau of Land Management, says local authorities should have primary law-enforcement authority on federal land. Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), said Pendley’s pronouncement no ...