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.
PEER In Action
Explore what PEER is doing to make a difference.
Take Action
Take a stand against troubling provisions in the Farm Bill draft that prioritize chemical companies over people.
Lawsuit
We’re taking the Trump administration to court to stop its plan to pack the civil service with political loyalists
Webinar
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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Roll Call
March 26, 2026
A dozen Senate Democrats led by Adam B. Schiff of California wrote to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum earlier this month demanding a full accounting of how the reconciliation funds are being spent, and two watchdog groups, Public Citizen and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, have called for investigations….
The Latest Press Releases
Satellite Solar Reflecting Mirrors Merit Environmental Review
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 31, 2026 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Ruskin Hartley (520) 347-6361...
Colorado Should Stop Using PFAS-Laden Pesticides
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 30, 2026 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Colorado Should Stop Using PFAS-Laden...
As Rangeland Health Declines, BLM Stops Monitoring
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 26, 2026 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] As Rangeland Health Declines, BLM Stops...
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Working to Find Solutions
Learn how PEER tackles pressing challenges and delivers meaningful change
Featured Commentary The Intentional Vandalization of America’s National Parks
Under Burgum’s leadership, the National Park Service is being dismantled piece by piece—through political interference, workforce depletion, corruption, and the systematic erasure of American history.
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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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