DESCRIPTION: Comment (via letter) to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Draft PFAS Monitoring Plan Comment TO: Sophie Greene, PFAS Coordinator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: January 21, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, PFAS, PFOS,...
Being Bold on National Park Staffing The narrative that our national parks are being loved to death is a common one, as record crowds and poor maintenance lessen the visitor experience. Another issue of equal importance, but less often discussed, is that the National...
DESCRIPTION: PEER submitted a letter covering past USFS employee critical feedback, treaty rights impacting NEPA scope, and economic issues related to a USFS and BLM proposal to remove a large amount of BLM-controlled mineral resources under the Superior National...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Contact Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Park Service Masks Cuts in Sea Turtle Recovery Deceptive Press Release Omits Mentions of Rollbacks and Restrictions Washington, D.C. – Padre Island National...
A New Year and Wolves on the Edge Happy New Year! We are so thankful for the work and accomplishments of the network of PEER supporters over the past last year. Together, we have engaged productively with government agencies while vigorously defending whistleblowers...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Contact Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Biden’s Scientific Integrity Task Force Not Up to the Task Overdue Report Admits Systemic Problems but Lacks Any...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to MPCA regarding the impaired waters list, to consider expanding the type and levels of PFAS that would result in impaired waters TO: Miranda Nichols, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: January 7, 2022 TAGS:...
DESCRIPTION: Presentation on the Implementation of the Minor Source Permitting Program in Colorado from 2010 – 2021 FROM: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment DATE: January 1, 2022 TAGS: Colorado, EPA, ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Contact Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] EPA Tunes Out Industry’s Chemical Safety Alarms Lawsuit to Excavate 1,200+ Buried Industry Chemical Hazard Reports ...
For many of us, 2021 was a year of constant adjustment – from the vicissitudes of the pandemic to the maliciousness of our country’s political landscape. Amid these challenges, we are heartened that the Biden administration has brought a much-needed focus on climate...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Contact Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933, [email protected] Expertise Gaps Plague EPA Chemical Assessments EPA Lacks Plan to Fill or Retain Critical Scientific Specialist Positions Washington, DC — The U.S....
Conservation and Climate Action Require a Better Bureau of Land Management Following four years in which Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mission of sustaining the health of public lands was subjugated to the wants of extractive industries, the Biden administration has...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Contact Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933; [email protected] EPA Hid Cancer Danger of “Green” Chemical It Promotes Auto Workers and Consumers Exposed without Any Health Warnings Washington, DC — The U.S....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Contact Paula Dinerstein (202) 265-6391; [email protected] EPA Sued Over Refusal to Regulate Corrosive 9/11 Dust Suit Seeks Redress for 9/11 First Responders Suffering Respiratory Injuries Washington, DC — The...
Republished with permission from Government Executive Biden’s Leadership Vacancies at Interior Recall Trump’s Track Record The department plays a pivotal role in fulfilling many of the administration’s goals. It deserves more than temporary minders. Nearing the end of...
Protecting Wildlife Comes at a Big Price for Whistleblower PEER has filed an appeal before the U.S. Merit Systems Board in the case of Walter Loewen, a military veteran who had been an analyst with the Wyoming office of the Bureau of Land Management. The case will be...
Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency After receiving my Master of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology, I set my sights on getting a job with what I and many biologists considered to be the most prestigious wildlife conservation agency in the...
Past Confirmed Directors of the FWS and Their Prior Education and Experience Name President Period Served Education/Experience Aurelia Skipwith Trump 2019-2020 B.S. in Biology; M.S. in Molecular Genetics Dan Ashe Obama 2011-2017 B.S. in Biology; M.S. in Marine...
Opaque Decision-Making at The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division A Faulty Records Retention Policy The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, the state agency dedicated to administering the Clean Air Act, recorded its smoggiest summer this decade. In response,...
Waterkeepers Chesapeake are working with Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, Earthjustice and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to hold Exelon accountable for its fair share of the Conowingo Dam cleanup. In June 2021, four environmental groups filed a legal challenge to the...
