EPA STACKS DECK ON POLLUTION PERMIT APPEALS
Washington, DC — Challenging a pollution discharge permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be much more challenging under a proposal the agency just unveiled, according…
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News Releases
EPA DECLINES TO AVERT MASS-CASUALTY REFINERY ACCIDENTS
Despite Near Misses, Agency Claims Ignorance on Hydrogen Fluoride Risks
NEW EPA APPOINTEE AWASH IN TOXIC RECUSALS
Regional Administrator for New England Carries Heavy Baggage from Dow
FOREVER CHEMICAL REQUIRES CRADLE-TO-GRAVE APPROACH
To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous
EPA FUMBLES ARTIFICIAL TURF SCIENCE
Agency Had No Scientific Basis for Downplaying Toxic Exposure Risks
EPA STAGES EMPLOYEE VIDEO CONTEST
Pizza Party for Lean Management Video Winners
EPA DROPS SURPRISE INSPECTIONS
“No Surprises” Policy Aims to Avoid Embarrassing State Agencies
EPA PLANS TO SKEW PERMIT APPEALS TO AID POLLUTERS
Ability of Affected Communities to Appeal Permits on Chopping Block
EPA CRIMINAL POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT CRATERING
Referrals, Prosecutions, and Convictions Continue Freefall to Historic Lows
EPA MOVES TO EVISCERATE EMPLOYEE UNIONS
Union Powers Sharply Curtailed in Non-Bargained 7-Year “Agreement”
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Trading Thin Air — EPA's Plan to Allow Open Market Trading of Air Pollution Credits (June 2000) This report details the problems plaguing EPA plans for open market trading of air pollution credits and explains their consequences for public health and the environment. more >> |
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Murky Waters — An Inside Look at EPA's Implementation of the Clean Water Act (May 1999) An inside look at EPA's implementation of the Clean Water Act. This report contains a set of recommendations to remedy the deficiencies in the water quailty assesment for our nation's rivers and streams. more >> |
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Genetic Genie — The Premature Commercial Release of Genetically Engineered Bacteria (August 1995) The EPA is preparing to approve the first commercial release of genetically engineered bacteria for use in agriculture. EPA scientists charge that the agency has not adequately assessed the environmental or human health risks of releasing this new life form into the environment. more >> |
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2010 2010 EPA Criminal Investigation Division Agents Survey |
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2003 EPA Office of Criminal Enforcement,
Forensics & Training Survey |
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2003 2003 PEER Survey of EPA Region 8 Employees |
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1998 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 1 Survey |
| Other PEER Activities |
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PEER Campaign: EPA and Human Testing |
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PEER Opposition to the Confirmation of Donald Schregardus as Assistant Administrator for Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Read PEER's comments on the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) proposed rulemaking |