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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…

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…


News Releases

INTERIOR WITHHOLDING COST FIGURES ON BISON RANGE DEAL

Congressman Calls for Public Hearings

NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE RIPS CORPS UPPER MISSISSIPPI PLAN

Third NAS Report Is Scalding -- Most Critical

MORE GILA FISH NEED FEDERAL PROTECTION

Ignoring Unlisted Fish Is Recipe for Further Decline

TDEC LAX ON ENFORCEMENT AGAINST SEDIMENT POLLUTION FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) and the Tennessee office of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) have released the second in a series of three reports on water pollution…

DEPUTY PARK POLICE CHIEF FORCED TO RESIGN

Washington, DC -- A Deputy Chief of the U.S. Park Police was forced to resign this past Friday, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The abrupt departure of Deputy…