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COMMENTARY | Cottontail, Dead at 12

Cottontail, Dead at 12 He was born in the balmy waters of Florida on December 30, 2008, and migrated thousands of miles up to Canada, his mother by his side, when he was less than a year old. Spotted more than 125 times by scientists, Cottontail was a welcome fixture...

Another Gulf Deepwater Disaster Narrowly Averted

For Immediate Release:  Friday, April 2, 2021 Contact:  Rick Steiner (907) 360-4503; Kirsten Stade [email protected] Another Gulf Deepwater Disaster Narrowly Averted   Hurricane-Induced Drilling Emergency This Fall Only Now Coming to Light   Washington, DC —...

PEERMail | BLM’s Litmust Test on Whistleblowers

BLM’s Litmus Test on Whistleblower An environmental analyst is facing termination for persisting in raising concerns about the potential for devastating impacts on raptors and other wildlife from a massive Wyoming oil and gas project. The BLM analyst, Walter Loewen,...

Letter to Chad Hardy

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chad Hardy regarding wastewater permits for the City of Delray Beach TO: Chad Hardy FROM: Jerrel Phillips DATE: March 30, 2021 TAGS: Florida, whistleblowers, water quality, clean...

Opinion on E-Bikes 03/31/2021 (PDF)

DESCRIPTION: Judge’s Opinion on Rulemaking for E-Bikes in National Parks – Case 1:19-cv-03629-RC, Document 33 TO: PEER (Plaintiff) and National Park Service (Defendant) FROM: Judge Rudolph Contreras, United States District Court DATE: March 31, 2021 TAGS:...

Letter to Inspector General O’Donnell

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Inspector General O’Donnell regarding the violations of law, mismanagement, and abuse of authority by CDPHE TO: Inspector General O’Donnell FROM: Kevin Bell / PEER DATE: March 30, 2021 TAGS: Colorado, EPA, Whistleblowers,...

Letter to EPA IG – Colorado Air Quality Standards

DESCRIPTION: Request for Review of Intentional Non-Enforcement of National Ambient Air Quality Standards by Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Pursuant to State Implementation Plan Under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. TO: Inspector...

BLOG | Mining: An Eco-Price for Fighting Climate Change

Mining: An Eco-Price for Fighting Climate Change Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said on March 9, 2021 that “the United States needs to boost domestic production of the minerals used to make electric vehicles, so long as it’s done sustainably.” Hardrock...

Letter to Michael Regan – PFAS in mosquito control

DESCRIPTION: Letter to inform EPA about the presence of PFAS in the pesticide Permanone 30-30 used by Maryland and other states in their mosquito control programs TO: EPA Administrator Michael Regan FROM: PEER and Maryland Pesticide Education Network DATE: March 24,...

USGS Fires Lab Biosafety Whistleblower 

For Immediate Release Monday, March 21, 2021 USGS Fires Lab Biosafety Whistleblower Scientist’s Year-Long Limbo Ends; Groups Push for Accrediting USGS Labs   Washington, DC — A microbiologist who charges that biosafety failures in U.S. Geological Survey wildlife...

Let’s Resist the Temptation to “Improve” Wilderness

Let’s Resist the Temptation to “Improve” Wilderness The 2020 passage of the Great America Outdoors Act will mean a big infusion for cash-starved federal land management agencies. Amid the excitement, I wanted to sound a note of caution based on my experience as...

Letter to USGS – Laboratory Animal Care Accreditation

DESCRIPTION: Letter to USGS regarding animal care accreditation for USGS wildlife health laboratories TO: David Applegate, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) FROM:Bonobo Conservation Initiative, Center for Biological Diversity, Endangered Species Coalition,...

USGS Wildlife Labs Criticized Over Animal Care 

For Immediate Release:  Friday, March 19, 2021 Contact:  Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189; Kirsten Stade [email protected] USGS Wildlife Labs Criticized Over Animal Care   Call for Independent Accreditation of All USGS Live Animal Facilities Washington, DC — Wildlife...