BLOG: Proposed Definition of Habitat Could Spell Trouble for Marine Life
All three of these species ply the waters off America’s coasts, and all face pressure from climate change. And soon, the Trump administration could undermine one of the federal government’s strongest...
View ArticlePEER Testifies Before Colorado Oil and Gas Commission
Kyla Bennett, PEER’s Director of Science Policy, testified in front of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission imploring them to require and oversee a robust analysis of the cumulative impacts of oil and...
View ArticleRecord Green Sea Turtle Nesting on Padre Island
Record numbers of green turtles are nesting on Texas’ Gulf coast just as the National Park Service is cutting back on the program designed to ensure those eggs successfully hatch and the hatchlings...
View ArticleBLOG: The Whistleblower Protection Act is Dead
The choke point is a little-known agency named the Merit Systems Protection Board , or the MSPB , which is, in essence, the federal civil service court system. Protecting civil servant whistleblowers...
View ArticleClimate Denier David Legates Joins NOAA
The Trump administration’s appointment of a climate denier, David Legates, to help run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is another political dagger aimed at NOAA...
View ArticleEPA Cant Find Study Linking Formaldehyde to Leukemia
Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reversed its position on a long-awaited assessment of the health effects of formaldehyde. After representing for more than two years that...
View ArticleLawsuit Seeks Protections for Louisiana Black Bears
Washington, DC — In an effort to restore protections to the beleaguered Louisiana black bear, a lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The suit seeks to...
View ArticleNuclear Cleanup Scam on Supremely Contaminated Site
Washington, DC — One of the nation’s most highly contaminated sites may escape cleanup by its designation as a cultural district for Native American artifacts, according to formal comments filed today...
View ArticlePark Service Chiefs Appointment As Illegal As Pendleys
Washington, DC — Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt’s efforts to evade Senate confirmation for the National Park Service’s (NPS) top official Margaret Everson requires her prompt removal,...
View ArticleBLM Wont Stop Illegal Grazing
A veteran , decorated Bureau of Land Management range specialist is in hot water for her efforts to end illegal cattle grazing in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, headwaters to the Rio Grande . Three weeks...
View ArticleBLOG: EPAs Embalmed Formaldehyde Report
The first was a sequel to one of the best-selling games of all time, and would come to be known as the “ biggest videogame that never was ” due to years of project management failures , financial...
View ArticleNYC Schools Lack Ventilation to Stop COVID Spread
New York — Many New York City schools lack sufficient ventilation to stem the spread of COVID-19 making them unsafe to reoccupy, as the NYC Department of Education (DOE)’s ventilation protocols are not...
View ArticlePark Service Scrambles to Finish E-Bike Rule
Today in an attempt to block litigation brought by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the National Park Service issued a Final Rule to approve faster electronic bicycles...
View ArticleBLOG: Is Pendley Indispensable at BLM or Just Undetectable?
After ruling that William Perry Pendley is illegally occupying the un-confirmed post atop the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a federal court in Montana is now engaged in a fascinating exercise of...
View ArticleDeregulation of Rad Waste Disposal Plows Ahead
Washington, DC —The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is finalizing a year-long drive to functionally deregulate disposal of massive amounts of radioactive waste. NRC’s plan would allow commercial nuclear...
View ArticleZombie Dams Imperil Pacific Northwest Waters
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 23, 2020 Contact: Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028; Kirsten Stade kstade@peer.orgread more
View ArticleRhode Island Ignores Sewage Dumping in Historic Harbor
Boston — One of Rhode Island’s picturesque waterfronts appears to have a chronic sewage problem requiring immediate enforcement action, according to a complaint filed today by Public Employees for...
View ArticleMore PFAS Found in Maryland Water and Seafood
Silver Spring, MD – New t esting conducted on seafood in Saint Mary’s County , Maryland and drinking water in Montgomery County reveals high levels of PFAS chemicals, according to results released...
View ArticleCalifornia Should Ban Pesticides with Forever Chemicals
Washington, DC — An insecticide used in California for mosquito control contains per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to laboratory test results posted by Public Employees for...
View ArticleFlying Sea Turtles in Crisis Is Growing Concern
Washington, DC — A record large air evacuation of seriously ill endangered sea turtles from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico points to a gaping hole in the federal conservation safety net, according...
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