Fighting for Good Governance and Rule of Law
Good governance and the rule of law are essential to the success of all environmental and public health programs. That is why, at the core of all of PEER’s work is an effort to improve the ability of our government to address the most pressing environmental and public health issues of our time.
Today, around the country, the work of public servants and government agencies are under attack We fight for the strengthening of laws affecting open records, whistleblower protections, data quality, and government oversight. We are fierce litigators of freedom of information laws and often call on Inspectors General to investigate government malfeasance. We insist on high ethical standards, professionalism, accountability, and public participation in decisions that affect public health, the environment and natural resources.
We use all the tools available to us to help public employees right environmental wrongs and to build the foundation for lasting, positive change.
Scientific Integrity Policies by Agency
These policies were mandated to protect the scientific community.
Public Record Laws by State
FOIA records include information on exemptions to disclosure, access rights, and destruction of public records.
COMMENTARY | What to Expect from Trump II – A Preview Based on Trump’s First Term
The first Trump administration took rampant “bad government” steps that we must not forget. In recent weeks, President-elect Trump has already raised new threats to good government norms to a level that is unprecedented and frightening.
NEWS FROM PEER
No Cutbacks in Expensive Trump Vanity Projects
Half-Billion Dollars in Pavilion, Pageant, Parade, Gold Plating, and Golf
COMMENTARY | Rebalancing Checks and Balances: How to Curb Executive Abuse
President Trump has conclusively demonstrated that the executive branch cannot be trusted to police itself in following the law.
Extensive Musk Tendrils in NOAA Revealed
More Than 210,000 Recent Communications with Musk Operatives
COMMENTARY | Trump and the IGs – From Watchdogs to Lapdogs
The role of the Inspector General requires political independence to function properly. That independence is now irretrievably lost.
Musk Taking Over NOAA Functions
NOAA Offices Important to Musk Corporate Interests under DOGE Siege
COMMENTARY | Administration of “Alternative Facts” – No Fact Checkers Welcome
It is often said that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not to their own set of facts. That cannot be said of Donald Trump.
NOAA Must Show Musk the Door
Acting Commerce Secretary Asked to Reveal Extent of Musk-led Data Breach
EPA’s Zeldin Must Reveal Musk Ties
PEER calls on Zeldin to Protect Confidential Data
COMMENTARY | What to Expect from Trump II – A Preview Based on Trump’s First Term
The first Trump administration took rampant “bad government” steps that we must not forget. In recent weeks, President-elect Trump has already raised new threats to good government norms to a level that is unprecedented and frightening.
COMMENTARY | PEER Applauds the Biden Administration’s Effort to Protect Civil Service from Politicization
PEER applauds the Biden administration’s rule protecting civil servants should a future administration attempt to strip them of their workplace protections.
Webinar | The Freedom of Information Act and YOU
Gain valuable insight into how the Freedom of Information Act can help you obtain government records efficiently and effectively.
PEERMail | Help Shape Our Election Year Strategy
Help us shape our election year strategy as the right works to implement Project 2025 to gut the civil service and harm the environment.
Alexandria Natural Resource Manager Retires Early in Frustration
27-Year Veteran Decries City’s Needlessly Destructive Environmental Policies
Feds Promise Abusive Administrative Leave Crackdown
Lawsuit Threat Prompts Move to Finally Enforce 2016 Anti-Limbo Law
Bad Actors Awarded Top Park Service Jobs
Allergy to Accountability Afflicting Park Service Undermines Morale
COMMENTARY | White House Censorship in the Name of Scientific Integrity
There is good reason to fear that a new Biden administration policy will create a broad chilling effect on scientific work involving hot button topics.
Federal Agencies Still Shelling Out Millions in Paid Leave
Law to Curb Excessive Administrative Leave Never Implemented
Park Service Mired in Reform Malaise
Rising Attrition, Growing Dissatisfaction, and Glacial Leadership Response
COMMENTARY | Is Congress Too Dysfunctional to Fund the National Parks?
In past decades, America’s best idea was one of the few domestic programs enjoying bipartisan support.
PEERMail | Holding Polluters Accountable
It takes constant oversight by advocacy groups to make sure the government holds polluters accountable.
