Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf
From: The Intercept
"Any threats posed by the PFAS in the blades and backing of turf add to questions that were already swirling about the crumb rubber sprinkled over it. In 2014, soccer…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
Federal regulators take heat from both sides of the right whale-gear debate
From: Bangor Daily News
"Earlier this year, NMFS reopened 3000 square miles of ocean south of Nantucket to groundfishing, allowing the use of gillnets and rope. The agency said that…
SF’s Treasure Island, poised for building boom, escaped listing as Superfund site
From: San Francisco Chronicle
"Environmental advocacy groups said the decision led to a dysfunctional and delayed cleanup, making the process less transparent and leaving thousands…
GLACIER PARK OFFICIALLY ALLOWS E-BIKES
From: Daily Inter Lake
"Outdoor and conservation groups have objected to allowing e-bikes in parks without additional study or public notice. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…
Trump administration expands hunting and fishing in wildlife refuges
From: The Washington Post
"It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to open public lands to recreation and industry, which critics say comes at the expense of the environment…
Hightower: If You Drain the Swamp, Where Do the Swamp Critters Go?
From: Magic Valley
"Pendley’s zealotry carries him even deeper into paranoiac nuttiness. He lists a sextet of villains he believes are “at war” with western civilization: radical environmentalists,…
CDC scientist George Luber seeking whistleblower protection
From: Chemistry World
"George Luber alleges that the agency retaliated against him for speaking out on climate change and for raising concerns that it was shifting funds intended for…
CSB ends appeal of ruling on chemical emissions disclosure
From: Safe and Healthy Magazine
"The Chemical Safety Board has dropped its appeal of a federal court decision that requires the agency to regulate the reporting of chemical emissions…
SOME CALL FOUL ON ‘DELAY’ OF TRUMP WATER-PUMPING PROMISE
From: The Business Journal
"Despite that claim, a report was ready but never released, said Jeff Ruch, Pacific region director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…
Climate Politics
From: Resilience
"George Luber, an official with the Asthma and Community Health Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health, intends to file a whistleblower complaint over…