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🚁 For years, the National Park Service has allowed the @USCG to conduct helicopter rescue training within Golden Gate National Recreation Area without an environmental review, accident response plan, or even a permit.
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Donald Trump’s election has set us on a perilous path. We're called to act in these times of challenge and change.
For 30 years, PEER has defended public servants & fought political attacks on our environment. We’ll rise to meet this challenge, too.
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Anti-government sentiment is on the rise again, fueled by waves of misinformation across social media. If left unchecked, this toxic mixture could lead to another tragic event targeting federal employees.
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⚡ @SenBillFerg announced plans to sponsor a bill that would remove harmful trash incineration from Maryland's definition of renewable energy. This move offers a much-needed glimmer of hope for real improvements in the state’s troubled climate program.
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“I’m concerned that with Trump 2.0, we will see a full-throttled assault on EPA’s chemical program,” said Tim Whitehouse, PEER executive director.
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🚨 New discharge readings reveal high levels of toxics in runoff from Santa Susana Field Lab. These findings stem from monitoring standards added to the pollution permit for Boeing, the main operator of SSFL—standards that Boeing is challenging in court.
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The Heritage Foundation is targeting federal employees with a new initiative. They've filed 2,000 FOIA requests to 20 federal agencies, seeking access to employee communications that mention “climate change,” “DEI,” and “SOGIE.”
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Project 2025 threatens America's public lands. From granting extraction industries nearly unlimited access to severely weakening the Endangered Species Act, this far-right agenda could devastate our natural resources and ecosystems.
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The recent #SCOTUS ruling on presidential immunity may be especially impactful if Trump is re-elected. There’s a real concern that he would feel unleashed to act without accountability.
Short of impeachment, this ruling holds a rogue president harmless.
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President Biden's effort to strengthen scientific integrity policies aimed to “restore public trust” following the Trump years. But our review indicates that these policies remain largely unchanged.
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🇺🇸 With just a month to go until election day, now is the time to make sure you’re registered to vote! Use your voice to help shape policies that impact our environment, our public employees, our health, and so much more.
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The Inflation Reduction Act provides needed investments in climate change programs, but govt agencies lack the staff needed to manage IRA funds. As the election nears, we are advocating for increased staffing at the agencies critical to the IRA's success.
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Recent @EPAoig reports confirmed what we've known all along: that the agency retaliated against its own scientists for protesting when career EPA officials downplayed the health risks of new chemicals.
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Miss last week's webinar? Watch the recording to learn:
• What PFAS are and why they pose serious risks
• How the use of PFAS-contaminated fertilizer is devastating farms in Johnson County, Texas
• Why PEER is taking legal action against EPA
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💧 Strict controls must be placed on projects funded under Maryland’s Whole Watershed Act to address the growing scientific consensus that Maryland stream restoration projects are costly and not working to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
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BLM's updated Western Solar Plan would open 31 million acres in 11 states to solar development. But the Solar Plan fails to offer required protections for the 2,700-mile-long Old Spanish National Historic Trail, putting this cultural resource at risk.
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