Video Library
PEER Eco-Champions
Dr. David Carpenter: Academic Freedom in Public Health
Dr. David Carpenter had been forbidden from teaching and barred from campus after an investigation launched through corporate political pressure over his research.
Jonathan Lundgren, Former USDA Entomologist: A Bee Expert With His Integrity Intact
When USDA’s research arm tried to stifle his research on the effects of pesticides on honey bees and the environment, Jonathan Lundgren fought back with PEER’s help.
Webinars
Webinar | Saving Farmland: Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond
Learn how millions of tons of sewage sludge (or biosolids) are contaminating American farmland with toxic PFAS chemicals.
Webinar | Hidden Hazards: Whistleblowers, Industry Influence, and the Fight Against Toxics
PEER and Government Accountability Project present a webinar on the role whistleblowers have played in the East Palestine disaster and at EPA.
Feature Videos
Why PFAS in Biosolids Threatens Our Food Supply and Farming Communities Throughout the United States
Every year, millions of tons of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge, or biosolids, are applied to land as fertilizer on farms. Learn how these toxic chemicals are threatening our health and food supply, and what PEER is doing about it.
Devastation on the Ranch: PFAS in Biosolids
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a federal lawsuit over its failure to prevent toxic per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolid fertilizers from contaminating farmlands, livestock, crops, and water supplies. Hear from James Farmer and Robin Alessi, two ranchers whose livelihoods were decimated after PFAS-laden biosolids from neighboring properties leached onto their land.
Interviews
Human Rights & Climate Change: Iowa’s Challenges and Opportunities
Iowa Center for Human Rights webinar on climate change, key challenges, and the impact on human rights from local and global perspectives.
Forever Chemicals: Understanding and Mitigating Impacts of PFAS
Boston Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman moderates a discussion with PEER’s Kyla Bennett, scientists and town members about PFAS impacts and solutions.
