DESCRIPTION: A letter by a coalition of groups supporting efforts by the Office of Personnel management to strengthen civil service protections and the application of merit principles to the civil service TO: Office of Personnel Management FROM: PEER; 350.org;...
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 [email protected] “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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] (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 ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 24, 2023 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal [email protected] (303) 898-0798 Colleen Teubner [email protected] (202) 464-2293 National Park Service Punts on Plastic Reduction No Concrete Action for Years as Parks Ink New Plastic Bottle...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 19, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Lawsuit Probes Oak Ridge Clean Water Waiver What Did EPA Administrator Regan Know When He Overruled His Experts? Washington, DC —A controversial decision by...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 18, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Water Board Still in Dark About Santa Susana Discharges Staff Withholding Documents on PCB Poisoning of LA River on Eve of Vote Oakland, CA —Tomorrow the state...
A Gaping Climate Blind Spot The United States has a gaping climate blind spot, and PEER is asking the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to step in to help change that. At 800 miles long, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the world’s...
Eveline (Evi) Emmenegger, a microbiologist, managed the highest biosafety level containment laboratory at USGS’ Seattle-based Western Fisheries Research Center, working there for more than 28 years with excellent job performance ratings until recently. She had filed a...
Artificial Turf Spreads Like Weeds on Long Island Despite known environmental harms, towns and businesses continue to install artificial turf fields at alarming rates. This is particularly concerning for residents in Long Island, New York, where contaminated runoff...
