Trump's Great American Forest Liquidation Sale
From: Cascadia Times
“Starting in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate long-standing rules protecting 50 million acres of ancient forests…
News Clips
Following are recent press clips from national publications that relate to PEER issues, campaigns and news releases.
Salon: Why the EPA Won’t Get the Lead Out of Our Water
From: Salon
“After the Flint crisis, the EPA asked states in 2016 to collect information about where lead pipes were and publish that information online on local or state websites.…
This Silicon Valley Space Startup Could Lace the Atmosphere With Mercury
From: Bloomberg
“Environmental scientists who’ve been working for years to curtail mercury pollution are frustrated by the potential emergence of a market for mercury propulsion, says…
CSB's Focus On Employee Dispute Harms Investigations, PEER Says
From: Inside OSHA
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is faulting the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) spending on legal fees in a dispute…
CSB Faces Continued Uncertainty Despite Democrats' House Control
From: Inside OSHA
“Despite Democrats' control of the House next year, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) faces continued uncertainty about its future as its…
Senators Call for New Safety Board Leader
From: E&E News
“Prominent Senate Republicans have added themselves to the list of lawmakers calling for the White House to nominate a new Chemical Safety Board chair. The Trump administration…
Agency 'Hemorrhaging' Taxpayer Dollars — Watchdog
From: Greenwire
“A government watchdog is criticizing the Chemical Safety Board for lacking transparency and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in a personnel case involving…
Why The EPA Won’t Get The Lead Out Of Our Water
From: The National Memo
“Public employees are pushing the EPA to rewrite its regulations which have helped enable crises like Flint, Mich., and now Newark, N.J. An estimated 15 million…
Interior Credits Increased Fossil Fuel Production for Jump in Revenue from Federal Lands
From: The Hill
“At least one Conservation group regarded the report and its numbers with heavy skepticism--nothing that fiscal 2017 extends into the Obama administration. The year begins…
Ravenwoode: Saving America’s Wild Horses from Slaughter
From: Lake County News
“Well-intentioned BLM whistleblowers have not stopped the slaughter. Even years of media investigative reporting, which has chronicled widespread abuses, have…