Let’s Heal Our Degraded Public Lands Now! Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a rule designed to elevate the importance of conservation on the 245 million acres of land it manages. This rule is part of a suite of new rules, recently completed or...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to U.S. House Representatives Regarding Opposition to H.R. 615 TO: U.S. House Representatives FROM: PEER, American Bird Conservancy, Earthjustice, Oregon Wild, Western Watersheds Project, and 17 other organizations DATE: April 29, 2024 TAGS: DOI,...
What will BLM’s new Public Lands Rule Mean for Conservation? Last week, the Department of the Interior announced a final rule designed to elevate conservation to equal status with traditional energy development, resource extraction, and grazing agenda on lands managed...
EPA’s Seresto Decision is Harmful to Your Pet Back in 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the popular Seresto pet collar to control fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests. Almost immediately, EPA started receiving “incident reports” from the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 22, 2024 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Laura Dumais [email protected] (202) 792-1277 Report on Abuse of Indian Students Finally Surfaces Lawsuit Pried Haskell School Probe Out of Bureau of Indian Education ...
We’re Making Progress Together Spring is the season of rebirth, renewal, and regrowth. That is why I am delighted to share with you some important progress PEER has recently made. One piece of good news comes from the state of Maine, which has backed off its plan to...
The Park Service Should Not Be Subsidizing Multi-Billion Telecoms to “Wire” Our National Parks Legislation is advancing in Congress as part of the Explore Act to require the National Park Service to provide broadband and cellular access in every park where there is a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 15, 2024 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Park Service Archeological Scandal Sparks No Reforms Trade in Native American Skulls and Funerary Pots Did Not Trigger Charges Washington, DC — A multi-year...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 11, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett [PEER] [email protected], (508) 230-9933 Robert Sussman [CEH] [email protected], (202) 716-0118 Public Health Groups File Petition to Compel EPA to Remove PFAS Immediately from...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 10, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] New PFAS Drinking Water Rule Good First Step, but Still Far to Go PFAS Must Be Treated as a Class;...
PEER Applauds the Biden Administration’s Effort to Protect Civil Service from Politicization Last week, the Biden administration issued a final rule to protect civil servants from being stripped of their workplace protections if a new administration attempts to...
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to EPA regarding proposed rule listing only certain PFAS as hazardous constituents TO: Environmental Protection Agency FROM: PEER DATE: April 8, 2024 TAGS: EPA, PFAS, toxic chemicals, chemical safety ...
Greenwashing or Real Climate Action? How to tell the difference Join former public employees and an environmental activist in a lively and informative webinar about why we must fight false climate solutions and focus on what we know works. The presenters will...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Outdoor News. Midpoint of Minnesota DNR’s timber harvest plan means a time to reflect, examine future In 2018, the state of Minnesota launched its Strategic Timber Harvest Initiative. Despite its name, this...
The Battle Over Sears Island Continues PEER is leading a growing coalition of groups opposing the State of Maine’s plan to develop Sears Island into a logistical hub for future floating offshore wind facilities. The proposed hub would transform one of the largest...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 1, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Maine Poised to Repeat Eco-Mistakes on Sears Island Prior Wetland Violations Haunt Plans to Develop a New Wind-Farm Port Washington, DC — The State of Maine’s plan...
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Climate Cluelessness This commentary was originally published in the Winter 2024 edition of PEEReview. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is a critical component of America’s fossil fuel infrastructure, yet in the last 20 years, the federal...
Helping Pollinators in Peril PEER and the American Bird Conservancy are leading a coalition of 65 groups asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to amend their existing pesticide regulations to better protect pollinators and birds. You can help us in...
Did You Know? Carbon Capture and Storage is a False Climate Solution This commentary was originally published in the Winter 2024 edition of PEEReview. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a pillar of the Biden administration’s climate plan. The Inflation Reduction Act...
