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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.
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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.
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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.
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National Parks Traveler
June 17, 2026
The Interior Department has refused a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request related to records showing how it is implementing an order to scrub “disparaging” content about American history from national parks. The move prompted Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a whistleblower protection nonprofit, to file a FOIA lawsuit against the agency on June 17.
The lawsuit demands that DOI’s Office of the Secretary turn over documents detailing how Secretary Doug Burgum’s Secretarial Order No. 3431, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” is being carried out across the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation. Specifically, PEER wants to know which properties were reviewed, what content was flagged, who made the final calls, and what was removed, altered, or “restored” as a result.
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STATEMENT | PEER and Civil Service Law Center Continue Fight for Fired Yosemite Ranger’s Free Speech Rights at the Office of Special Counsel After Court Dismisses Related Case on Procedural Grounds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 18, 2026 Contact: Joanna Citron Day | (240) 247-3081 | [email protected] PEER and Civil Service Law Center Continue...
PEER Sues Interior Department for Hiding How it Decides What American History to Rewrite
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Contact: Tony Irish | (202) 524-4399 | [email protected] Kevin Bell | (202) 946-3642 PEER Sues...
PEER Calls on OPM to Withdraw Proposed Government-Wide NDA, Warning It Is Illegal, Deceptive, and a Threat to Democracy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 16, 2026 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse | (240) 247-0299 | [email protected] PEER Calls on OPM to Withdraw Proposed...
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Government Chaos Demands a Congressional Oversight Agenda
In a midterm election year, congressional oversight and investigations are an important way for lawmakers to influence policy directions and shine a light on important issues.
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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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