FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 4, 2023 CONTACT Emily DiFrisco (CEH), emilyd@ceh.org Kyla Bennett (PEER), kbennett@peer.org PEER and CEH Applaud EPA’s Decision to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers EPA Orders Inhance Technologies to...
Join Us This Giving Tuesday #GivingTuesday is TODAY. I invite you to join us and make a meaningful impact by supporting PEER on this special day. We’ve participated in #GivingTuesday for the past 11 years and it’s always a great opportunity to give back. Your gift...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 28, 2023 CONTACT Peter Jenkins, pjenkins@peer.org (202) 265-4189 Feds Promise Abusive Administrative Leave Crackdown Lawsuit Threat Prompts Move to Finally Enforce 2016 Anti-Limbo Law Washington, DC — The management...
DESCRIPTION: 2023 Annual Report of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility DATE: December 1, 2023 View report below or click here to download....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 27, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org CPSC Scientific Integrity Plan Has a Screw Loose Consumer Product Safety Commission Seeks to Muzzle Its Researchers Washington, DC —The federal agency charged with...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 21, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [PEER] (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org Daniel Hirsch [CBG] (831) 336-8003 danielhirsch558@gmail.com Santa Susana Slated to Remain Major Ecological Hazard Post Cleanup Toxics Will Subject Wildlife to...
One Woman’s War Against ‘Forever Chemicals’ Produced and Published by Bloomberg Originals. A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach...
Is the Turf Tide Turning? Five years ago, PEER was one of the few groups involved in advocating against the use of artificial turf. Now, while the use of turf proliferates throughout the United States, more public employees and community groups are turning to PEER....
Artificial Turf – A Plague on the Earth This commentary was originally published in the Fall 2023 edition of PEEReview. Like a nasty rash, artificial turf has spread beyond sports fields to urban lawns, schoolyards, and parks. It is an impervious surface that blocks...
“Forever Chemicals” Disposal Is Creating a Health Nightmare Overview New data compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) depicts a growing danger to public health and the environment from a vast, uncontrolled, and spreading web of unregulated...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 9, 2023 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse (202) 247-0299 twhitehouse@peer.org “Forever Chemicals” Disposal is Creating a Health Nightmare EPA is Failing to Control Spreading Web of PFAS Waste Washington, DC — New waste shipment...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 8, 2023 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal (303)898-0798 crosenthal@peer.org Colorado’s Air Pollution Program Broken and Adrift State’s Air Quality Worsens While Cosmetic Changes Ignore Core Problems Denver, CO — Even as...
PEER’s Response to Interior’s Law Enforcement Report The Interior Department has recently released a long-awaited report from its Law Enforcement Task Force. PEER Litigation and Policy Attorney Colleen Teubner, representing PEER, and PEER Board Member...
Redeeming Santa Susana: Micro-Steps Up a Mountain The long-time Boeing executive looked shocked. The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has just rejected his attempt to add some 1,200 documents into the record of a hearing on whether to renew...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 6, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch jruch@peer.org (510) 213-7028 NIH’s Science Integrity Plan Has Missing and Misplaced Pieces Draft Policy Faulted as Incomplete, Inconsistent, and Essentially Ineffective Washington, DC —A...
We Must Support Stronger Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors Government contractors who blow the whistle on agency misconduct may finally join the ranks of their public employee counterparts in enjoying the same protections. Earlier this year,...
A National Park Service Blunder Reducing plastic consumption is one of the most important things we can do as a nation to fight climate change and protect wildlife and human health. That is why we were disappointed to learn that the National Park Service (NPS) is...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Minnesota DNR regarding Sustainable Timber Harvest Implementation Report TO: Commissioner Sarah Strommen, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources FROM: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER DATE: October 24, 2023 TAGS: Timber, Minnesota ...
