Protecting Public Health
Environmental and health specialists are heartsick over the malfeasance of their agencies in failing to protect the health of children, workers and the public at large. We expose information about the effects of environmental toxins on public health, challenge industry capture of our regulatory agencies, and fight for an effective safety net to protect us from dangerous toxins.
Covid-19 Pandemic
In response to Covid-10 global pandemic, PEER is stepping up its efforts to ensure that public health experts have the capacity and the legal backing to speak truth to power and that government agencies continue their essential functions.
Artificial Turf
Human health risks from toxic chemicals and known carcinogens found in synthetic sports fields and playgrounds made from shredded tires remain largely unstudied.
PFAS
The EPA is failing to protect the public from the health risks of this new class of chemicals.
Toxic Cleanups
EPA and state governments often fail to clean up some of the most dangerous toxic sites.
Chemical Safety
The US Chemical Safety Board is failing in its duty to monitor, investigate and report on chemical safety accidents in the U.S.
Sick Schools
Contaminated soil, air borne pollutants and toxic building materials should have no place in our schools.
Coal Combustion Waste
Toxic coal ash is in a growing stream of consumer, agricultural and commercial products without oversight.
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National Park Lead Ammo Ban in Doubt
NRA Goes Ballistic on Gun-Shy Obama Administration
Boca Raton Tap Water Violations Trigger Health Probe
Chronic Low Pressure Problems Risk Microbial Contamination and Boil Orders
Dow Dioxin Deal Flying Under EPA Radar
Contamination Case in Closed-Door Negotiations for “Non-Regulatory” Resolution
Radiation Exposure Limits Weakened in Departing Bush Move
Huge Hikes in Allowable Radioactivity in Drinking Water, Air and Soil
Serious Contamination of U.S. Sugar Lands Ignored for Decades
Less than $17,000 in Florida State Pollution Penalty Assessments Over 20 Years
Chromium Poses Higher Lung Cancer Risk in New Jersey Cities
State Ignored Staff Warnings of Continued Exposure Even in “Remediated” Sites
EPA Drops Plan for Pesticide Endorsements and Cause Marketing
Loophole Left for Case-by-Case Okays of Label Pesticide Pitches, Plugs and Logos
New Tahoe National Forest Proposal Lacks Balance, Quiet Recreation Shortchanged
Hikers, Campers, Anglers and Other Forest Visitors Worry That New Forest Service Proposal Would Lead to More Noise, Pollution and Safety Risks From Dirt Bikes and Off-Road Vehicles
EPA Delays Experiments Exposing Children to Chemicals
Studies Modeled on Infamous CHEERS Underline Enduring Ethical Uncertainties
Army Knew Alaska Base Family Housing Site Was Toxic
Audit Found Civil and Criminal Liability at Taku Gardens But No Action Taken
EPA Cites USDA for Wildlife Poison Violations
Wildlife Services’ Sodium Cyanide Device Killed Dog and Sickened Hunter
Corporate Developments in New Jersey Clean Waters
Loophole-Riddled Stream Protection Plan: One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward
Probe Called for in New Jersey Toxic High School Fiasco
Inspector General Asked Why “Kiddie Kollege” Law Failed Clifton High School
New Jersey Chemical Plant Plan Has Only Voluntary Standards
Corzine Administration Caves on Governor’s Signature Environmental Issue
Lead-Safe Repair Rules for Pre-1978 Buildings Enacted
Long Overdue Step Closes Main Pathway to Childhood Lead Poisoning in the U.S.
Call for Federal Takeover of Florida Pollution Enforcement
Petition Charges State Inaction on Toxic Dump Violates Federal Law
New Jersey Facing Chromium Emergency – 1 in 10 Cancer Risks
State Scientist Reveals DEP Cover-Up; Demand for Federal Intervention
Settlement Reached in Sewage Treatment Suit
City to Pay $100,000, Upgrade Plant and Increase Monitoring
Asthma Epidemic Among Young Blacks in Ingham County
Suppressed Report Shows Disturbing Trends
