FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 12, 2024 CONTACT Rick Steiner (907) 360-4503 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Alaska Park Bear Baiting Ban Stalls Litigation Resumes as Biden’s Wildlife Protections Remain in Limbo ...
We’re Suing to Protect Farmers Last Thursday, PEER filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on behalf of a group of ranchers and farmers in Texas whose livelihoods and health were ruined after biosolids contaminated with per- and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday. June 11, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Industry’s Untraceable Backchannel Into EPA Erased Agency-Issued Cell Phones May Mask Improper Ex Parte Contacts ...
The New White House Carbon Offsetting ‘Principles’ Lack Teeth Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. As U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to regain American leadership in the global fight against climate change, his administration has...
What the FCC Must Do to Comply with New NEPA Rules On May 1, 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published its final rule to amend its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. These “Phase 2” rules represent a...
Plastics Revealed Health Risks, Environmental Impacts, and the Path to Solutions Join PEER, Beyond Plastics, and Oceana to uncover the global threats posed by plastic pollution and its health hazards. Explore regulatory solutions crucial in combating plastic...
To: Administrator Lee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dear Administrator Zeldin, We are writing to let you know that we support the lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Plastics Pollution – Setbacks and Solutions Now, more than ever, plastics are polluting our oceans, poisoning our bodies, and harming our climate. And with plastics production on course to triple over the coming decades, immediate efforts are needed to tackle the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 [email protected] EPA Sued to Remove PFAS from Biosolid Fertilizers EPA Neglects Duty to Keep Toxic Forever Chemicals Out of Food and Water...
Guardians of the Garden How PEER Protects Pollinators Ready to Bee a Garden Guardian? Join us for an eye-opening virtual Coffee Talk hosted by PEER, where we dive deep into the vital world of pollinators. From buzzing bees to graceful birds, discover the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 5, 2024 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] EPA Union Wins Stronger Scientific Integrity Safeguards Political Interference with Science Now Becomes an Unfair Labor...
To: Director, The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Dear Director Stone-Manning, BLM is supposed to use standards and guidelines to assess land health and to make management decisions to achieve and maintain healthy lands on grazing allotments. However, a recent...
We’re Calling Out Agency Neglect One way the U.S. government can improve the health of our public lands is to make sure the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages public lands for the benefit of all Americans, not just the livestock industry. That is one...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 29, 2024 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal [PEER] (303) 898-0798, [email protected] Range Damage from Cattle Far Exceeds Wild Horse Impacts No Livestock Reductions Despite Severe Damage As Wild Horse Roundups Persist Washington,...
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to EPA regarding proposed ICR (Information Collection Request) for the POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) Influent PFAS Study TO: Director Deborah Nagle, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water’s Office of Science &...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to the House Committee on Agriculture’s Chair and Ranking Member to remove sections of the Farm, Food and National Security Act that would limit state and local authority to regulate pesticides TO: Chair G.T. Thompson and Ranking Member David...
It’s Not Easy Being a BLM Range Conservationist Originally published in and reprinted with permission of On Pasture. This week, I’m sharing a story from the High country News about how federal rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management are not meeting health...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 20, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett [PEER] [email protected], (508) 230-9933 Robert Sussman [CEH] [email protected], (202) 716-0118 Legal Action Filed to Halt Carcinogenic PFAS in Fluorinated Containers Citizen Groups File...
