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EPA MARKS SEVEN SUPERFUND SITES AS CLEAN

From: Pacific Standard

“In June, the task force issued a report with 42 recommendations, which Pruitt adopted immediately. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an advocacy…

WIRE THE WILDERNESS? AS CELL SERVICE EXPANDS, NATIONAL PARKS BECOME THE LATEST DIGITAL BATTLEGROUNDS

From: Merced Sun Star

“PEER, which has asked the Interior Department’s Inspector General to investigate, said that Yosemite is “violation of both federal laws and agency policies” by…

THE MEMBERS OF EPA'S SUPERFUND TASK FORCE HAD REALLY GOOD MEMORIES

From: Mondaq / Foley Hoag

“It turns out that, according to Johnny Walker, the DOJ attorney representing EPA in the litigation, there is a simple explanation for EPA’s failure to produce…

EPA FAILS PUBLIC IN LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ON SUPERFUND CHANGES

From: Burlington Record

“No doubt, Pruitt’s EPA feels under siege from groups like PEER. But the environmentalists are correct to say it strains credulity to believe the Superfund report…

FOR YEAR END CHARITABLE GIVING - SOME FAVORITES

From: Huffington Post

“PEER’s staff is knowledgeable, organized and relentless in protecting federal employees’ right to bring their conscience to work and speak out against unlawful…


News Releases

USDA AND EPA PUSHING COAL ASH FOR GROWING CROPS

Toxic Contamination Risks Spread through Soil and Fertilizer Applications

TELLICO RIVER WATERSHED CLOSED TO OFF-ROAD TRAFFIC

Conservationists Applaud U.S. Forest Service Action to Restore Water Quality

NOAA RAISES RED FLAGS ON AGGRESSIVE OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN

Exclusion Zones, Buffers and Oil Spill Protections Would Scale Back Lease Schedule

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY WRESTLES WITH TRANSPARENCY

Proposed PEER Openness Rules Being Studied for “Feasibility and Practicality”

INDUSTRY PUSHES JERSEY GOVERNOR’S BUTTON ON WIND POWER PERMIT

String-Pulling to Keep Federal Stimulus Dollars by Shelving Eco-Study Requirements