DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel regarding the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures and the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) rules on implementing NEPA TO: Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 8, 2024Contact:Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Biden Fails to Safeguard Federal Science from Trump Vaunted 3+ Year “Scientific Integrity” Initiative Limps Across Finish Line Washington, DC — A government-wide effort...
Toxic chemicals are exposing people and wildlife around the world to dangerous health effects, and imposing billions (if not trillions) of dollars in cleanup costs on communities who must find ways to protect their residents from the pollution caused by these...
DESCRIPTION: Comments concerning the U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s transparency policy proposal TO: The Honorable Hampton Dellinger, Special Counsel, U.S. Office of Special Counsel FROM: PEER, the Government Accountability Project, Whistleblower of America...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] PEER Urges Maryland DNR to Improve Grant Oversight Chesapeake Bay Recovery Badly Off Course Washington, DC —Strict controls must be placed on projects funded under...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2024 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER, (303) 898-0798, [email protected] Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, (775) 764-1080, [email protected] Conservationists File Protest Against Plan for Massive Solar...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Secretary Josh Kurtz concerning Maryland’s Whole Watershed Act TO: Secretary Josh Kurtz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources FROM: PEER DATE: September 27, 2024 TAGS: DNR, Chesapeake Bay, water pollution ...
Saving Farmland Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond Join PEER to learn how millions of tons of sewage sludge (or biosolids), applied as fertilizer, are contaminating American farmland with toxic PFAS chemicals. These “forever chemicals”...
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. Listen to the story of two...
I’m excited to invite you to join us on September 24th at 1pm ET for a fascinating webinar, Saving Farmland: Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond. In this webinar, Johnson County, Texas officials will join PEER staff to discuss how toxic PFAS...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 10, 2024 CONTACT Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, [email protected], 775-513-1280 Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, [email protected], 775-764-1080 Chandra Rosenthal, Public...
Washington’s Puget Sound is an ecological treasure, yet its native salmonids and other aquatic life are facing increasing peril. Coho salmon are experiencing die-offs in connection with 6PPD-q, a powerful anti-degradant used to prolong the life of automobile tires....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 6, 2024 CONTACT Ryan Maher, Center for Biological Diversity, [email protected], (781) 325-6303 Chandra Rosenthal, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, [email protected], (303) 898-0798 Colorado Air...
Will you join the hundreds of PEER supporters who are demanding that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) take immediate, decisive action to restore and protect the health of our western lands? Next week, we’re sending a powerful message directly to BLM Director Tracy...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 3, 2024 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Interior’s Stealth Scientific Integrity Policy Slithers Out Agency Will Self-Police Alleged Political Manipulation of Science in Secret Washington, DC — Without...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. Earlier this month, a California condor, the first of its kind to hatch and take flight in Zion National Park, died of lead poisoning just shy of its fifth birthday. Shockingly, one of this...
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Beyond 2025 Steering Committee regarding Steering Committee Report Beyond 2025 Draft Report TO: Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Beyond 2025 Steering Committee FROM: Tim Whitehouse, Executive Director of Public...
