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.
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NEWS FROM PEER
Jersey Open Space Measure Cannibalizes Parks & Eco-Programs
Zeros Out Park Maintenance Money and Forces Layoffs in Waste & Water Programs
Myopic IG Demand for Total Access Often Misses Mark
Pursuit of Trivial Information Masks IG Lack of Oversight on Serious Matters
EPA Sued for 9/11 First Responder Neglect
Woefully Lax EPA Corrosive Dust Standards Endanger Responders and Residents
Federal Audit Tags Christie for Post-Sandy TV Ads
“Significant Deficiencies” May Cost State $23 Million in “Unsupported” Expenses
Christie’s Two-Faces on Open Spaces
Bashes Open Space Commitment He Touts to Win Federal Grants
Florida Polluters Get off Scott-Free
Eco-Penalty Assessments Drop to All-Time Low: More Than Third Not Fined at All
Peace Bridge Proponents Illegally Jump the Gun
Pre-Approval Engineering & Construction Done on U.S./Canada Crossing Expansion
Mountains of Native American Remains Mislaid and Mislabeled
Federal Office Stopped Cataloguing Discoveries, Tracking Loans or Notifying Tribes
U.S. Industrial Safety Lags Alarmingly Behind Developed World
U.S. Industrial Loss Burden 3 Times European Union and Gap Is Growing
Move to End Federal Funding of Alaska Predator Control
State Should Repay Noncompliant Grants and Be Barred from Future Grants
Why U.S. Is Not Embracing Inherently Safer Chemical Plants
Chevron Richmond Refinery Explosion Ignored in GOP Red Herring Oversight
Christie Landfill to Solar Scheme Goes Terribly Wrong
State DEP Sitting on Report Detailing Fenimore Landfill Toxic Seepage into Streams
New Jersey Flunks Audit on Federal Stimulus Funds
Two-Thirds of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Clean Up Work Left Undone
New Park Director Faces First Test on Gulf Islands Road
Plan to Armor Road Requires Director to Set Aside Conservation Rules
Scott Environmental Success Claims Cut out of Whole Cloth
Astronomic 96% Compliance Boast False but Statistics Highlight Rising Dysfunction
NOAA Fisheries Observer Reforms Only Half-Baked
Weak Contract Administration Encourages Fleet Violations and Abuses
Park Service Circles Wagons on Indian Burial Mounds Debacle
No Officials Punished in 10-Year Building Spree Defacing Effigy Mounds Monument
Christie Eco-Officials Fronted for Favored Developer
Mastro Report Focus on DEP Role in Pressing Hoboken for Rockefeller Project
Forest Service Chief Balks on Law Enforcement Reforms
Volcanic All-Hands Meeting Results in Stalling Tactics Not Leadership Change
EPA’s Clueless Earth Day Celebration
Administrator’s Jet-Fueled Climate Change Tour Only Produces Carbon Pollution
