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LETTER | Tell Congress to Prioritize People Over Chemical Companies

by PEER | March 17, 2026
Letter calling on the House of Representatives to reject provisions in the Farm Bill draft that grant chemical companies legal immunity and undermine the authority of local governments to protect their residents from harmful chemicals ...

Under EPA’s Zeldin, Pollution Enforcement Dying a Quick Death

by PEER | January 22, 2026
Department of Justice Civil Pollution Settlements Plummet to Record Lows ...

COMMENTARY | Building Accountability Back Into Government: Why It’s Essential for the Environment and Public Health

by Tim Whitehouse | December 18, 2025
At PEER, we believe restoring accountability is among the most urgent environmental and public health challenges of our time. It is also a challenge we know how to meet -- if we choose to strengthen, rather than silence, the institutions designed to keep the government honest ...

Plutonium at Hunters Point Signifies Botched Cleanup

by PEER | November 10, 2025
Discovery of Fission Byproducts Is Latest Fiasco at Troubled Superfund Site ...

Recyclers Ban Fluorinated Containers Due to PFAS

by PEER | November 5, 2025
EPA Being Sued for Its Failure to Stop This Forever Chemical Contamination ...