Commentary from PEER

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 ...