PEER works to support the enforcement of environmental and natural resource laws at the federal, state and local levels. The need for protection for our natural resources and public health has never been greater. Even as the need for strong environmental and natural resource protection is growing, enforcement programs are facing declining budgets, lower staffing levels, and dispirited morale.
Forest, Parks, and Lands Enforcement
PEER is dedicated to serving law enforcement rangers, agents and other professionals working in our forests, ranges and parklands.
Pollution Enforcement
PEER monitors federal, state and local governments to make sure they hold polluters accountable and protect public health and the environment.
COMMENTARY | Minnesota Agency Reverses Course on Illegal Permit
One Minnesota agency corrected its misstep and retracted a bad permit but time will tell if the others follow suit.
NEWS FROM PEER
COMMENTARY | Minnesota Agency Reverses Course on Illegal Permit
One Minnesota agency corrected its misstep and retracted a bad permit but time will tell if the others follow suit.
Park Service Criminal Investigators Down by Nearly Half
Investigation Triage Pulls Agents from Property and Drug Trafficking Cases
COMMENTARY | Why This Mining Permit Should Fail
Should an agency’s misbehavior invalidate their decisions? When it comes to mining permits in Minnesota, PEER thinks so.
Newsom Lets Boeing Keep Groundwater Forever Polluted
New Deal Sets No Timetable for Cleaning Highly Toxic Santa Susana Aquifer
Colorado Balks at EPA Ozone Reducing Recommendations
State Resists Reforms Identified by Whistleblowers and Confirmed by EPA
Boeing’s Weak Santa Susana Cleanup Triggers Lawsuit
Sweetheart Deal Negotiated Behind Closed Doors Violates CEQA Mandates
COMMENTARY | U.S. Geological Survey Labs Must Cure Culture of Reprisal
Third party review will help prevent future scientific scandals at the U.S. Geological Survey by providing a safe channel for USGS scientists to report problems without fear of reprisal.
EPA Says Hunters Point Will Never Be Fully Cleaned
EPA Plans to Ignore Prop P Mandate and Its Own Superfund Standards
Eco-Studies Releasing Most Potent Greenhouse Gas
NSF Projects in Parks and Forests Pump Pounds of SF6 into Atmosphere
EPA Routinely Ignores Chemical Risk Calculations
Workers imperiled by failures to flag serious known hazards.
Florida’s Waters Awash in Sewage Spills
Under DeSantis, More Inspections, More Pollution but Less Enforcement
National Park Ranger Ranks Spread Dangerously Thin
Rescues Soar, Crime Rises in National Parks Lacking Enforcement Plans
EPA Validates Colorado Air Whistleblowers’ Charge
State Directed to Fix Illegal Permits and Cease Enabling Pollution Evasions
Op-Ed | An alarm is raised, little is done, and employees flee
Fed up with the state’s failure to regulate air permits, three state employees came forward about a year ago, but little has changed.
REPORT | 2021 Florida Enforcement Report
Report on Enforcement Efforts by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Calendar Year 2021
Opposition Mounts to Newsom-Boeing Sweetheart Deal
Water Board Hearing on Santa Susana Cleanup Axed as Localities Protest
Newsom Muscling Boeing Sweetheart Deal Through
Water Board Chair Replaced by Former Boeing Consultant Before Hearing
Denver Superfund Site May Be Leaching Toxic PFAS
Groups Seek State Testing and Monitoring at Lowry Landfill Superfund Site
Florida’s Seagrass Under Relentless Pollution Assault
Florida’s Fabled “Forgotten Coast” Beset by Torrent of Sewage Violations
Illegal Colorado Air Pollution Permits Targeted
First Major Test for State’s New Environmental Justice Action Task Force
