Letters, Public Comments and Reports

DESCRIPTION: Letter to MPCA regarding the impaired waters list, to consider expanding the type and levels of PFAS that would result in impaired waters TO: Miranda Nichols, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: January 7, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, clean water, ...

DESCRIPTION: COMMENTS ON Proposed Amendment to Rules Governing Certificates of Need and Site and Route Permits for Large Electric Power Plants and High-Voltage Transmission Lines, Minnesota Rules Chapters 7849 and 7850 and Governing Notice Plan Filing Requirements, Minnesota Rules, part ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to regarding the NPS Voices listening tour and report identifying culture of employee harassment TO: National Park Service Director Nominee Charles (Chuck) Sams FROM: Tim Whitehouse, PEER Executive Director DATE: November 15, 2021 TAGS: EPA, violence vs. Employees, ...

DESCRIPTION: Implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act TO: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change FROM: Tim Whitehouse, PEER Executive Director DATE: October 26, 2021 TAGS: EPA, chemical safety, toxic chemicals & ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland regarding rogue states receiving Pittman-Robertson funding despite their egregious management of wolf populations TO: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland FROM: PEER, Global Indigenous Council, Center for Biological Diversity, and others DATE ...

Report on Enforcement Efforts by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Calendar Year 2020 ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to David S. Ferriero regarding Federal Records Act Violations by the EPA TO: David S. Ferriero FROM: PEER DATE: August 26, 2021 TAGS: EPA, Whistleblowers, Records Act ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Michal Freedhoff regarding the hardships in the New Chemicals Division at the EPA TO: Dr. Michal Freedhoff, EPA Assistant Administrator FROM: Tim Whitehouse / PEER DATE: August 10, 2021 TAGS: OCSPP, EPA, TSCA ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Representative DeGette regarding the chemical industry’s influence over EPA’s decision-making processes TO: Representative DeGette FROM: Tim Whitehouse / PEER DATE: August 3, 2021 TAGS: EPA, chemicals ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force asking the administration to provide adequate funding and oversight of scientific integrity policies TO: Scientific Integrity Task Force FROM: PEER DATE: July 28, 2021 TAGS: Scientific Integrity, Biden Administration ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Secretary Deb Haaland asking the administration to address livestock overgrazing on federal lands TO: Secretary Deb Haaland FROM: Tim Whitehouse / PEER DATE: July 21, 2021 TAGS: Grazing, Livestock, Biden Administration ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Scientific Integrity Task Force regarding core scientific transparency policies and how they should not vary from agency to agency TO: Scientific Integrity Task Force FROM: PEER DATE: July 14, 2021 TAGS: Scientific Integrity, Biden Administration ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Michael Regan regarding transparency and openness at the EPA – especially within the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics TO: Michael Regan FROM: Tim Whitehouse / PEER DATE: July 8, 2021 TAGS: Scientific Integrity, Biden Administration, EPA ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Representative Ro Khanna regarding fraud and corruption in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) TO: Representative Ro Khanna FROM: PEER DATE: June 28, 2021 TAGS: Scientific Integrity, Biden Administration ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Secretary Deb Haaland regarding reducing plastics in the National Parks TO: Secretary Deb Haaland FROM: PEER, Green Latinos and Beyond Plastic DATE: June 23, 2021 TAGS: NPS, Plastic Free Parks ...

DESCRIPTION: Inaccuracies and Misinformation in the June 16, 2021 PFAS Interagency Task Force Hearing TO: Representative Julian Cyr, Senator Kate Hogan FROM: PEER, Nantucket PFAS Action Group, Massachusetts Sierra Club, Seaside Sustainability, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to EPA regarding the improper fast-tracked approval of pesticides containing PFAS and (up to 200 characters) TO: Administrator Michael Regan FROM: PEER and Beyond Pesticides DATE: June 15, 2021 TAGS: EPA, Pesticides, PFAS ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to the Scientific Integrity Task Force regarding scientific integrity within the Administration and protection of whistleblowers TO: Scientific Integrity Task Force FROM: PEER DATE: June 14, 2021 TAGS: Scientific Integrity, EPA, Whistleblowers, Biden Administration ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to President Joe Biden regarding the protection of the world’s oceans by 2030 TO: President Joe Biden FROM: Environmental doctors and teachers DATE: June 14, 2021 TAGS: Oceans, 30×30, Climate Science, Biden Administration ...

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Megan McCarthy regarding the 2021 Annual Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Report TO: Air Quality Planner Megan McCarthy FROM: PEER, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, Green Latinos, Mothers Out Front, 350 Colorado, Colorado, Jewish Climate Action, and ...