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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 Congress to Stop Attacks on Protections for America’s Wildlife

Sign our letter calling on Congress to speak out against attacks on endangered species and speak up in support legislation that advances wildlife protections.
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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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Fighting to Protect the Old Spanish Trail

A former National Park Service employee shares how PEER has supported him in his fight to protect the Old Spanish National Historic Trail from development.

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The Latest News

Media Coverage

NBC News

Environmental groups challenge FCC approval of startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space

August 6, 2026

DarkSky International, Environment America, the American Bird Conservancy and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility called on the FCC to overturn a decision last month authorizing Reflect Orbital to launch its Earendil-1 demonstration satellite, which will carry a 59-foot-wide mirror to reflect sunlight onto a specific spot on the planet during periods of darkness.

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Working to Find Solutions

Learn how PEER tackles pressing challenges and delivers meaningful change

Featured CommentaryThe Administration’s New Grant Rule Isn’t About Science. It’s About Power.

A proposed rule would dramatically expand political control over how the federal government awards grants.

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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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