DESCRIPTION: Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force regarding the Scientific Integrity Policy originally enacted in 2014 TO: Scientific Integrity Task Force FROM: PEER DATE: June 8, 2021 TAGS: Scientific...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to the Acting Regional Administrator Deb Thomas regarding complaints within the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) and the EPA’s lack of response TO: EPA Acting Regional Administrator Deb Thomas FROM: Kevin Bell / PEER...
For Immediate Release, June 7, 2021 Contact: Tim Whitehouse, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, (240) 247-0299, [email protected] Nathan Donley, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6406, [email protected] Flea-Control Products...
Interstate Expansions Near Commerce City Air pollution in Commerce City is made even worse by the expansion of Interstate 70 that broke ground in 2018. The $1.2 billion project will widen the highway from 6 lanes to 8 lanes, and includes plans to lower a 1,000 ft...
Suncor Air Permit The allegations against the CDPHE implicate the air permit renewal for the Suncor Energy Oil Refinery in Commerce City. The draft permit was put together using the now-invalid 2010 guidance memo—PS Memo 10-01—under which air division employees were...
Scientists will urge Biden to go big on ocean protection President Biden’s Jan. 27 Executive Order “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” called for (among other things) conserving 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. In response,...
About the EEOC The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces laws regarding particular types of discrimination. EEOC laws apply to all federal agencies and many state and local agencies. If you aren’t sure whether your agency qualifies, contact an...
Stories on Scientific Integrity Back in February, we let you know that restoring scientific integrity in the federal government will be a key PEER priority in the coming year. Last Thursday, we submitted to President Biden’s newly convened Scientific Integrity Task...
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 27, 2021 Contact: Jerry Phillips (850) 877-8097; Kirsten Stade [email protected] Delray Deputy Utility Manager Cashiered Troubled Florida Water Utility Faces Gauntlet of Public Health Challenges Tallahassee — Delray’s...
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 27, 2021 Contact: Kirsten Stade [email protected] Can Biden Science Task Force Break Old Bad Habits? Many Worked for Years in Failed System without a Peep of Protest Washington, DC — President Biden’s newly convened...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force regarding how the Scientific Integrity Policies mask misconducts by refusing to investigate formal complaints TO: Scientific Integrity Task Force FROM: PEER DATE: May 27, 2021 TAGS: BLM, whistleblowers, FWS,...
What’s Going on With Colorado Air Quality? When you think of Colorado, you probably imagine clear blue skies and sunshine—that image doesn’t jibe with the air quality in much of the state. Colorado’s urban air quality is ranked 43rd out of 50 states by the US...
Endangered Species Day: In Praise of the Combat Biologists This Endangered Species Day, as we celebrate the imperiled life that enriches our own and sustains our ecosystems, let us also celebrate the Endangered Species Act Section 7 biologists who work for the U.S....
New England States Must Act on PFAS in Pesticides PEER and the Conservation Law Foundation have sent letters to every New England state asking them to immediately halt the use of any pesticides known to contain PFAS and to test all pesticides for PFAS starting with...
The EPA’s failure to regulate PFAS is causing tremendous health and economic damage on Long Island. PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pose a major and growing threat to our health, water, and soil. A key cause for concern is that these so-called...
Beefalo Befuddlement in Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park recently made international news when it advertised a call for “volunteers” to come shoot bison living on its North Rim. That invitation sparked 45.000 applications. From this avalanche of interest, only...
Republished with permission from National Parks Traveler Op-Ed | The Park Service Has Lost Its Conservation Compass In the past six months, the United States has experienced two of the largest sea turtle mortality events in history. Each took place on the shores of a...
Conservation Road Map Falls Short On January 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order committing his administration “to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.” That’s an ambitious goal. The U.S. currently...
Contact: Peter Jenkins, [email protected] Former EPA Children’s Health chief has whistleblower hearing next week – September 13 through 15 Who: The expert whom the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recruited in 2015 to enhance protection of children’s...
Dunn Landfill’s Environmental Injustice Dunn Landfill, located in Rensselaer, New York, has plagued its neighbors for years. The landfill impacts the residents of Rensselaer with problems like truck traffic, odor, dust and leachate containing toxic per- and...
