REPORT | The Collapse of Environmental Enforcement Under Trump’s EPA
The Trump administration has repeatedly shown that it will not enforce laws that do not serve its interests.
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WEBINAR | Public Employees, Free Speech, and the Rise of Authoritarianism
PEER attorneys and special guests examine the increasingly complex landscape impacting government employees’ free speech rights.
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LAWSUIT | PEER Sues the Trump Administration
We’re taking the Trump administration to court to stop its plan to pack the civil service with political loyalists.
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Government Lawyer and Investigator Aaron Lloyd Joins PEER as Senior Counsel
Lloyd Brings Extensive Experience from Both Government Service and Private Practice
Under EPA’s Zeldin, Pollution Enforcement Dying a Quick Death
Department of Justice Civil Pollution Settlements Plummet to Record Lows
PEER Demands Accounting from Interior Department Over “Freedom250” Use of Taxpayer Funds
Diversion of Funds Raises Serious Questions
Mountains of plastic turf in limbo after Pa. recycling project falters
Trump admin clips EPA oversight amid deregulatory blitz
Interior watchdog sees both peril and promise in department shake-up
COMMENTARY | Evisceration of the Federal Communications Commission NEPA
The FCC is on the verge of promulgating NEPA rules that would further weaken its already skeletal NEPA rules and further exempt itself from NEPA obligations.
COMMENTARY | Trump and Congress Just Gifted Big Oil a Multimillion Dollar Stocking Stuffer
As Congress recesses this week, it quietly gave the oil industry a multimillion dollar tax break by allowing the 9 cent-per-barrel oil tax into the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to expire on December 31.
COMMENTARY | Building Accountability Back Into Government: Why It’s Essential for the Environment and Public Health
At PEER, we believe restoring accountability is among the most urgent environmental and public health challenges of our time. It is also a challenge we know how to meet — if we choose to strengthen, rather than silence, the institutions designed to keep the government honest.
