CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IS NOW EPA’S MAIN RESEARCH PARTNER
Research Joint Ventures Focus on Corporate Needs Rather Than Public Health
Environmental Protection Agency
News Releases
EPA TO OUTSOURCE ITS STAFF
Five % of Total Workforce on the Block by 2008; Enforcement Positions Included
EPA WALKING AWAY FROM NATION’S LARGEST SUPERFUND SITE
Deal With BP/ARCO Will Leave Butte Contaminated for Centuries
EPA PROPOSES ONLY HALF-STEPS ON HUMAN CHEMICAL TESTING
Proposed Rule Riddled With Loopholes; Would Not Bar Infamous “CHEERS” Study
EPA MULLING REGULATORY OPTIONS ON LEAD PAINT
Agency Looking at Economics Not Public Health in Crafting Renovation Rule
EPA SCIENTISTS CRITICAL OF LEADERSHIP
Agency Survey Shows Declining Trust and Deteriorating Communication
EPA ROLLING OUT MULTI-YEAR PR CAMPAIGN – “SCIENCE FOR YOU”
Inspector General Opens Investigation; PR Execs Now Running Labs
EPA SPENDING MILLIONS TO ENHANCE ITS “CORPORATE IMAGE”
Contract for Public Relations Firms to Improve Agency’s Scientific Reputation
EPA TO FACE LEAD-BASED PAINT LAWSUIT
Public Health Groups Serve Notice That Nine-Year Delay is Too Long
EPA ENCOURAGING PESTICIDE COMPANIES TO CONDUCT HUMAN STUDIES
Proposed New Rules Lack Any Ethical Protections for Study Subjects
| White Papers |
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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 >> |
| Surveys |
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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 |