FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 17, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Bad Actors Awarded Top Park Service Jobs Allergy to Accountability Afflicting Park Service Undermines Morale Washington, DC —A new management appointment indicates...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory to request BLM and DOI to evaluate climate impacts of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) TO: Chair Brenda Mallory, White House Council on Environmental Quality FROM: Timothy Whitehouse, PEER DATE: October 16, 2023...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 16, 2023 CONTACT Rick Steiner [email protected] (907) 360-4503 Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Trans-Alaska Pipeline: Gaping Climate Blind Spot No Federal Assessments of Climate Change Impacts Upon or From...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Department of Interior Inspector General regarding misallocation of Pittman-Robertson and Dingell Johnson Funding in Minnesota TO: Inspector General Mark Greenblatt FROM: Tim Whitehouse, PEER DATE: October 12, 2023 TAGS: Pittman-Robertson,...
Dr. Peter Corkeron is a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist and, also formerly, a Senior Scientist at the New England Aquarium. Dr. Corkeron faced enormous pressure during his time at NOAA, to not document and generally suppress...
DESCRIPTION: Petition for Rulemaking to Establish Increments for the 1-hour Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Requesting a final rule, or rules, under the Clean Air Act establishing Class I, Class II, and Class III 1-hour...
An Epic Journey You Won’t Want to Miss The latest edition of Bloomberg Businessweek features an in-depth article on the epic quest by Kyla Bennett, PEER’s Science Policy Director, to uncover why her town’s drinking water was contaminated with a toxic class of...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams, September 27, 2023. White House Censorship in the Name of Scientific Integrity There is good reason to fear that a new Biden administration policy will create a broad chilling effect on...
Dr. David Carpenter, a long tenured professor and the founding Dean of the University at Albany’s School of Public Health, had been forbidden from teaching and barred from coming to campus by university administrators on the grounds that he was the subject of an...
Why the Chilling Fight Behind Climate Change? PEER has recently engaged in an important climate change fight. This fight aims to block EPA and Congress from locking this country into a new generation of toxic refrigerants, many of which have significant global...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 28, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 L.A. River Poisoned by Toxic PCBs Santa Susana Likely Suspect but Water Board Withholding Documents Washington, DC — The mouth of the Los Angeles River has...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to express concern about the State Timber Harvest Plan and the recent controversy surrounding it. TO: Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz FROM:Tim Whitehouse, PEER DATE: September 25, 2023 TAGS: Minnesota ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 25, 2023 CONTACT Peter Jenkins, [email protected], 202.265.4189 Federal Agencies Still Shelling Out Millions in Paid Leave Law to Curb Excessive Administrative Leave Never Implemented Washington, DC — The abusive...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 20, 2023 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal [email protected] (303) 898-0798 Tim Whitehouse, [email protected] 202-265-7337 Park Service Mired in Reform Malaise Rising Attrition, Growing Dissatisfaction, and Glacial Leadership...
Investing in the Earth It’s getting cooler here in Maryland and in many parts of the country. And with the end of summer comes the end of our summer fundraising campaign. PEER relies on donations to make up over a quarter of our revenue – revenue used to provide pro...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 18, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 PFAS at Santa Susana Seep Through Regulatory Cracks Toxic Forever Chemicals Not Monitored in Discharge or Included in Cleanup Washington, DC — Despite historic use...
The Chilling Fight Behind Climate Change The ability to cool our homes and workspaces has been one of humankind’s great achievements. Unfortunately, it has come at great cost to the atmosphere and overall climate health. But there’s hope! The innovative spirit...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 5, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] First Biden Scientific Integrity Policy Falls Well Short Timid Health & Human Services Proposal Will Not Prevent Trump Abuses Washington, DC —The first...
DESCRIPTION: Written comments regarding the creation of state dredge and fill program in Colorado TO: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment FROM: PEER; Clean Water Action; Conservation Colorado; Natural Resources Defense Council; EarthJustice;...
