Toxic PFAS are Everywhere, and Remain Largely Unregulated
by Modern Farmer | December 20, 2023
The Haw River cuts through North Carolina’s Piedmont region from its source in Forsyth County. The river is undeniably beautiful. But per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly abbreviated as PFAS, are not visible to the naked eye. PFAS are chemicals that have been linked to ...
Letter to NPS Director – Public Notice and Consultation in Park Cell Tower Decisions -12-20-2023 (PDF)
DESCRIPTION: Letter to NPS Director to Restore Public Notice and Consultation to Park Decisions Regarding Cell Towers TO: NPS Director Chuck Sams FROM: Timothy Whitehouse, PEER DATE: December 20, 2023 ...
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Points To NPS Morale Issues
by National Parks Traveler | December 19, 2023
Insights into morale issues within the National Park Service are contained in the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which points to concerns with leadership as well as unsustainable workloads. “We know we still have room for improvement,” Park Service Director Chuck ...
Status hearing set Jan. 5 in suit against EPA over Oak Ridge landfill
by Exchange Monitor |
A federal court wants to know more, by Jan. 5, about a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by a citizens group seeking access to some U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents about a radioactive waste landfill at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge… Read the PEER Story&# ...
Timothy Whitehouse on the Corporate Capture of the EPA Chemicals and Pesticides Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is maneuvering to shirk much of its responsibility for addressing the PFAS contamination crisis by narrowing the definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) it will use. That’s according to a report released recently from Public ...
