EPA is falsifying risk assessments for dangerous chemicals, say whistleblowers
by The Guardian | August 27, 2021
““The depth of it is pretty horrifying,” said Kyla Bennett, New England director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a non-profit whose attorneys are representing the four scientists. “I don’t sleep at night knowing what I know from the whistleblowers ...
Water on Chesapeake Bay military bases contains toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
by The Guardian | August 11, 2021
“A 2020 study conducted in the same area by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) found PFAS levels in striped bass at more than 23,000 ppt, crab meat at about 6,000 ppt and oysters at more than 2,000 ppt. Though the federal government has failed to set limits ...
He opposed public lands and wildlife protections. Trump gave him a top environment job
by The Guardian | May 20, 2020
“Pendley has helped turn BLM into what one high-level employee, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, called “a ghost ship” in which “suspicion”, “fear” and “low morale” abound, despite the best efforts of career civil servants to support each other. ...
US national park reopenings raise fears of coronavirus outbreaks
by The Guardian | May 15, 2020
“On Wednesday, Zion national park in Utah, one of the most popular natural attractions in the US, received its first visitors in more than a month as the Trump administration continued its push to reopen the nation’s outdoors as well as it cities and businesses. Yet the phased ...
