COMMENTARY | Did You Know? Carbon Capture and Storage is a False Climate Solution
by Tim Whitehouse | March 18, 2024
CCS does not address the GHG emissions, environmental degradation, or public health consequences from the build-out of infrastructure ...
COMMENTARY | Vital Safety Net for Pollinators in Peril
by Tim Whitehouse | March 12, 2024
The EPA's 1984 eco-mistake led to the overuse of pesticides, the wholesale loss of pollinators, and widespread environmental contamination ...
COMMENTARY | Biden’s 30X30 Conservation Plan Falls Far Short of What Is Needed
by Guest Contributor | January 30, 2024
To the delight of oil drillers, miners, trophy hunters, ranchers, farmers, loggers, and factory trawlers, the Biden plan calls for not initiating any conservation action at the federal level ...
Op-Ed | Why is EPA Considering Lethal Pesticides for Florida Citrus?
by Kyla Bennett | January 29, 2024
Few pesticides have raised more red flags across the world in recent years than an insecticide called aldicarb ...
COMMENTARY | Addressing Radon Risks in Public Housing: PEER is Making Progress
by Chandra Rosenthal | January 28, 2024
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking and public housing is often ground zero for exposure ...
COMMENTARY | Rooting PFAS Out of Our Food Chain
by Jeff Ruch | January 22, 2024
Culminating three years of legal and advocacy work, the EPA issued an order prohibiting Inhance Technologies from producing PFAS during fluorination ...
COMMENTARY | Unveiling Challenges in Minnesota’s Forest Management
by Chandra Rosenthal | December 7, 2023
Minnesota DNR employees are concerned that the current forest management plan is unduly prioritizing timber production over conservation efforts ...
COMMENTARY | Artificial Turf – A Plague on the Earth
by Kyla Bennett | November 13, 2023
Like a nasty rash, artificial turf has spread beyond sports fields to urban lawns, schoolyards, and parks ...
COMMENTARY | PEER’s Response to Interior’s Law Enforcement Report
by Guest Contributor | November 7, 2023
The Department of Interior's long-awaited report highlighted the declining staffing levels within its agencies, especially NPS and BLM ...
COMMENTARY | Redeeming Santa Susana: Micro-Steps Up a Mountain
by Jeff Ruch | November 6, 2023
The communities around Santa Susana will continue to suffer while Boeing shirks responsibility and leaves a toxic legacy ...
COMMENTARY | Stronger Whistleblower Protections for Government Contractors
by Colleen Zimmerman | November 3, 2023
Government contractors who blow the whistle on agency misconduct may finally join the ranks of their public employee counterparts in enjoying the same protections ...
COMMENTARY | Artificial Turf Spreads Like Weeds on Long Island
by Monica Mercola | October 17, 2023
Despite known environmental harms, towns and businesses continue to install artificial turf fields at alarming rates ...
COMMENTARY | White House Censorship in the Name of Scientific Integrity
by Tim Whitehouse | October 2, 2023
There is good reason to fear that a new Biden administration policy will create a broad chilling effect on scientific work involving hot button topics ...
COMMENTARY | Why the Chilling Fight Behind Climate Change?
by Tim Whitehouse | September 28, 2023
This country cannot be locked into a new generation of toxic refrigerants, many of which have significant global warming potential ...
Op-Ed | San Francisco’s Sewage Agency Also Needs Some Treatment
by Jeff Ruch | August 31, 2023
San Francisco taxpayers and ratepayers are footing the bill in the fight against tougher sewage controls on its oceanside outlets since 2019 ...
COMMENTARY | DNR Logging Violations on Fisheries and Wildlife Lands
by Guest Contributor | August 24, 2023
Minnesota DNR failed to protect the natural resources they have been entrusted to manage, allowing logging to supersede habitat and wildlife ...
Op-Ed | The BLM Is Ignoring Its Most Serious Land-Health Problem
by Chandra Rosenthal | August 24, 2023
This head-in-the-sand approach to destructive livestock grazing has to stop ...
“P” in PEER Also Stands for Persistent
by Paula Dinerstein | August 15, 2023
Persistence pays off for PEER even in the battle for the skies of national parks ...
COMMENTARY | Is Congress Too Dysfunctional to Fund the National Parks?
by Jeff Ruch | August 10, 2023
In past decades, America’s best idea was one of the few domestic programs enjoying bipartisan support ...
COMMENTARY | Florida’s Environment – A Native Floridian Perspective
by Natasha De La Cruz | August 3, 2023
Florida must take significant steps to promote coastal resiliency and protect all communities against the effects of climate change and water pollution ...
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