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News Releases

L.A. AIR POLLUTION TRADING GETS LOW MARKS FROM EPA

Report Dampens President's "Clear Skies" Projections

BACK DOOR TRADING OF POLLUTION CREDITS SLATED FOR LOUISIANA

EPA Staff Protests Ignored

EPA INSPECTOR GENERAL SLAMS POLLUTION TRADING

Critical Reports Confirm Employee Criticisms; EPA Will Ignore I.G. Recommendations

NEW JERSEY REJECTS EPA PLAN FOR TRADING POLLUTION CREDITS

Rebuked EPA Weighs Enforcement Against Companies Using Credits

ALASKA AIR PROGRAM FLUNKS FEDERAL TESTS

EPA Grants Up for Renewal

EPA IG REVIEWS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS OF EMISSION TRADING

Toxic Hot Spots in Poor Areas Feared

EPA RIPS BP PERMIT

Feds Echo Concerns of Censored ADEC Employee

EPA IGNORES WARNING OF PHONY POLLUTION CREDITS

US TO APPROVE MICHIGAN AS FIRST "OPEN MARKET" AIR TRADING PROGRAM

NOMINEE UNQUALIFIED FOR EPA ENFORCEMENT POST, SAYS EMPLOYEE GROUP

Mediocre Record As Prosecutor

COLORADO COMPANY TO BUY NJ RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Group Calls for Public Input



White Papers
Trading Thin AirEPA'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 >>

Murky WatersAn 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 >>

Genetic GenieThe 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
2010  2010 EPA Criminal Investigation Division Agents Survey

2003  EPA Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics & Training Survey

2003  2003 PEER Survey of EPA Region 8 Employees

1998  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 1 Survey

Other PEER Activities
PEER Campaign: EPA and Human Testing

PEER Opposition to the Confirmation of Donald Schregardus as Assistant Administrator for Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Read PEER's comments on the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) proposed rulemaking