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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Protecting public employees
who protect our environment,
natural resources, & public health

Who We Are

PEER is a nonprofit organization that protects the rights of public employees and elevates their voices on important environmental issues. Learn about our history and meet our experts.

What We Do

We defend government employees, including whistleblowers, free of charge. We expose government wrongdoing and work to strengthen environmental protections for all. Learn how we work.

Why It Matters

Our democracy is under attack like never before. Our work protecting the civil service and the environment is an essential part of a long-term battle to defend our nation’s values, and our future.

Helping Public Employees

Are you a current or former public employee seeking legal help with an environmental, public lands, public health, or whistleblower issue in your agency? All inquiries are confidential.
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PEER In Action

Explore what PEER is doing to make a difference.

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Tell EPA to Protect Public Health from PFAS in Drinking Water

Sign our letter calling on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to withdraw the agency’s proposed rule to rescind limits on PFAS in drinking water.

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Lawsuit

PEER Sues for Transparency

We’re taking the Department of the Interior to court for refusing to release key documents related to President Trump’s controversial Freedom 250 initiative.
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Climate Change, Governance, and the Trump Administration

Listen in as experts from PEER, the Environmental Protection Network, and special guests discuss what we can do to counter attacks on U.S. climate programs.
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Lawsuit Filed After Interior Refuses FOIA Request Related To Removal Of National Park Signage

July 3, 2026
CNBC’s Luke Fountain is at the Great American State Fair on the Washington Mall for celebrations of the nation’s 250th Independence Day. Freedom 250, the sponsor of the state fair, has become politicized because the Trump administration has pushed many events through that, rather than America 250, a bipartisan group created by Congress. PEER Senior Counsel Aaron Lloyd comments on the pay-to-play politics around Freedom 250 that PEER helped expose, along with the Department of the Interior’s involvement with the initiative.
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Working to Find Solutions

Learn how PEER tackles pressing challenges and delivers meaningful change

The Scandal Around America’s Birthday

Just ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, Executive Director Tim Whitehouse testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution about corruption and self-dealing involving Freedom 250.

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Featured Area of WorkPublic Lands & Wildlife

America’s commons are under assault from commercial pressures, lack of funding and the complicity of officials who are supposed to be our custodians.

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Featured Wins Successes

For over 30 years, we’ve worked to protect government whistleblowers and earn environmental victories across the nation.

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