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REPORT | PEER 2023 Annual Report (PDF) 

| November 27, 2023
DESCRIPTION: 2023 Annual Report of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility DATE: December 1, 2023 View report below or click here to download.   ...

REPORT | “Forever Chemicals” Disposal Is Creating a Health Nightmare (PDF)

Tags: | November 9, 2023
New data compiled by EPA depicts a vast, uncontrolled, and spreading web of unregulated disposal of PFAS waste ...

FACTSHEET | Native Seeds (PDF)

Tags: | November 7, 2023
Native seeds are essential for restoring degraded ecosystems affected by deforestation, wildfires, and activities like mining ...

Letter to Minnesota DNR – Sustainable Timber Harvest Report – 10-24-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , , , | October 24, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Minnesota DNR regarding Sustainable Timber Harvest Implementation Report TO: Commissioner Sarah Strommen, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources FROM: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER DATE: October 24, 2023 TAGS: Timber, Minnesota       ...

Letter to DOI Inspector General – Wildlife Funding vs. Timber Harvest – 10-12-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , , , | October 12, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Department of Interior Inspector General regarding misallocation of Pittman-Robertson and Dingell Johnson Funding in Minnesota TO: Inspector General Mark Greenblatt FROM: Tim Whitehouse, PEER DATE: October 12, 2023 TAGS: Pittman-Robertson, Minnesota, Wildlife ...

Petition to EPA – NO2 and SO2-NAAQS – 10-04-2023 (PDF)

DESCRIPTION: Petition for Rulemaking to Establish Increments for the 1-hour Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Requesting a final rule, or rules, under the Clean Air Act establishing Class I, Class II, and Class III 1-hour average time increments ...

Letter to Minnesota Governor – Timber Harvest – 09-25-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , | September 26, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to express concern about the State Timber Harvest Plan and the recent controversy surrounding it. TO: Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz FROM:Tim Whitehouse, PEER DATE: September 25, 2023 TAGS: Minnesota       ...

Comment – Colorado Dredge and Fill Proposal – 09-01-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , | September 1, 2023
Written comments in response to the list of questions posed to stakeholders regarding the creation of state dredge and fill program in Colorado ...

Letter to Senators King and Barrasso – Connect Our Parks Act (PDF)

Tags: , | August 31, 2023
Letter to Senators King and Barrasso Urging Amendments to S 2018 Connect Our Parks Act ...

Public Comment – Dunn Mine and C&D Facility – 08-28-2023 (PDF)

Tags: | August 28, 2023
Comment on renewal of the Mined Land Reclamation and Solid Waste Management permit application for Dunn Mine and C&D Facility ...

Presentation for Engineering Technologies Summit 2023 – PFAS and Refrigerants – 08-28-2023 (PDF)

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Presentation on PFAS and Refrigerants: A Rapidly Evolving Legal and Liability Landscape for Engineering Technologies Summit 2023 (ET Summit 2023 ...

REPORT | 2022 Florida Enforcement Report

Tags: , , | July 24, 2023
Florida's environmental enforcement actions are well below historical averages and have declined significantly in the last two years of the DeSantis administration ...

Comment on Artificial Turf Field Installation – Harvard-Westlake River Park, Los Angeles – 07-11-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | July 11, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Harvard-Westlake River Park Project Final Environmental Impact Report – Comment in regards to the redevelopment of an approximately 16 acre site along the Los Angeles River for an athletic and recreational facility, and includes installation of an artificial turf field. ...

Letter to Senate Committee on Environment – Draft Legislation on PFAS – 07-03-2023(PDF)

Tags: | July 3, 2023
Letter regarding draft PFAS legislation for stakeholder comment urging changes to the draft legislation, as the proposed legislation fails to achieve its stated goals ...

Reply Comment on Minor Alteration Permit – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration – 06-30-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | June 30, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Initial public comment on application for a Minor Alteration to Great River Energy’s 170 MW, Natural GasFired, Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Generator at its Cambridge 2 Peaking Plant Site near Cambridge, Isanti County, Minnesota, Docket No. ET-2/GS-22-122 TO: Consumer ...

Letter to USFWS – Phase-Out of Lead Ammo and Fishing Tackle – 06-27-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , , , , | June 27, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to USFWS for their proposed phase-out of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on eight National Wildlife Refuges AND Urging Opposition to H.R. 615 and S.1185 TO: USFWS FROM: American Bird Conservancy, Arkansas Valley Audubon, Association of Avian Veterinarians, Audubon ...

Letter to NOAA Administrator – Bristol Bay Red King Crabs – 06-20-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | June 20, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA Administrator, to address the systemic failures leading to the devastation of the Bristol Bay Red King Crab population TO: NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad FROM: Dr. Braxton Dew, NOAA and Jeff Ruch, PEER DATE: June 20, 2023 TAGS: king crabs, ...

Comment on Minor Alteration Permit – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration – 06-20-2023 (PDF)

DESCRIPTION: Initial public comment on application for a Minor Alteration to Great River Energy’s 170 MW, Natural GasFired, Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Generator at its Cambridge 2 Peaking Plant Site near Cambridge, Isanti County, Minnesota, Docket No. ET-2/GS-22-122 TO: Consumer ...

Letter to USFWS – De-Listing of Hookless Cactus – 06-12-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | June 12, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Public Comment on removal of the Colorado Hookless Cactus from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2022-0093 TO: USFWS FROM: PEER DATE: June 12, 2023 TAGS: Colorado, endangered species, FWS       ...

Presentation for Atmosphere America Summit 2023 – PFAS Policy – 06-12-2023 (PDF)

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Presentation on PFAS Policy Panel for Atmosphere America Summit 2023 by Tim Whitehouse ...
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