PEER Requests Florida Take Immediate Action
For immediate release: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Contact: Jerry Phillips, (850) 877-8097; Kirsten Stade, [email protected] PEER Requests Florida Take Immediate Action To Stop Leaching of Toxic Chemicals into Consumer Products Tallahassee – New information from the...BLOG | Restoring Confidence in the Senate Confirmation Process
Restoring Confidence in the Senate Confirmation Process We should feel confident that our government leaders are working for us and not for their former employers. Confident that Senate-confirmed nominees have no conflicts of interest that would improperly sway their...Beyond 2020: Bureau of Land Management Video
Rocky Mountain PEER Director Chandra Rosenthal lays out steps that the Biden Administration, Congress and the Bureau of Land Management can take to move the agency into the next decade and beyond, addressing things like conflicted leadership, loss of institutional...BLOG | Biden’s Approach to Climate Disruption: What Will It Mean for Federal Agencies?
Biden’s Approach to Climate Disruption: What Will It Mean for Federal Agencies? President Biden has called for a “whole of government” approach (WGA) to addressing climate disruption. How would this approach help bend down our nation’s carbon emissions...Florida Issues Drinking Water Safety Citations
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 21, 2021 Contact: Jerry Phillips (850) 877-8097; Kirsten Stade [email protected] Florida Issues Drinking Water Safety Citations Delray Plagued by Persistent Contamination with Partially Treated Sewage Tallahassee — Years-long...Beyond 2020: National Park Service Video
PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse lays out steps that Congress and the National Park Service (NPS) can take to restore the status of our national parks as “America’s best idea.” Steps like re-igniting the Green Parks Program, curbing overcrowding, and...Op-Ed | Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots
Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots Reprinted with permission from Government Executive “The Environmental Protection Agency celebrated its 50th birthday last month. While most people at 50 are at their prime, this is not the case for EPA,...BLOG | The Dumpster Fire Presidency in Review
When Donald Trump won in November of 2016, my first reaction was: “the Barbarians are at the gate.” Little did I think that four years later, that would turn into literal reality at the Capitol, in the frightening, deadly insurrection of January 6th. That was the most...PEERMail | Looking Ahead on MLK Day
Looking Ahead on MLK Day Dr. Martin Luther King said in his famous Christmas Sermon of 1967, “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects...EPA Confirms PFAS in Aerial Pesticides
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 15, 2021 Contact Kyla Bennett 508-230-9933 EPA Confirms PFAS in Aerial Pesticides Regulatory Loopholes Allow Massive Spread of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement...Chemical Safety Board Goes on Crony Binge
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 14, 2021 Contact: Kirsten Stade [email protected] Chemical Safety Board Goes on Crony Binge Disgraced Ex-Louisiana Official Given Top Job by Trump Holdover Washington, DC — In the final days of the Trump administration, a small...Beyond 2020: Pollution Enforcement
Pollution Enforcement Reviving Pollution Enforcement at the EPA Printable Download Available Here The strength of U.S. environmental laws is largely a function of the rigor by which they are enforced. However, under the Trump administration, anti-pollution...Guest Opinion: Environmental group cautions against fertilizer waste in roads
From: Idaho Statesman