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
Old Dead Fish Spark Spat Between Government and Oil Giant
Pacific Herring Tissue Samples from 2005 Figure in Ongoing Exxon Valdez Litigation
No Surprise Federal Pipeline Safety Exercises Since 2005
Scant Oversight or Local Coordination on Pipeline Emergency Response Plans
Musty FDA Livestock Drug Approvals Come Back to Haunt
Still Using Decades-Old Assessments Lacking Analysis of Known Human Impacts
Pipeline Disaster Prevention Steps Still Not Taken
NTSB Recommendations on San Bruno and Enbridge Calamities Not Implemented
Dangerous Catch – Fisheries Observers Put in Harm’s Way
Federal Review of Safety Procedures Governing Observer Sea Deployments
EPA Drops Conflict-Of-Interest Probe of Top Florida Officials
EPA Let Vinyard Run out the Clock on Complaint without Determining Violation
National Parks Not Rushing to Embrace Plastic Bottle Bans
Fewer Than 5% of National Park Units Restrict Sales of Disposable Water Bottles
EPA Abdicates Oversight Role in Protecting Florida Waters
State Pollution Permitting Standards Warped to Accommodate Corporate Agenda
State of Alaska Wastes Millions in Frivolous Eco-Suits
Failed Politicized Anti-Federal Challenges Argue for Independent Attorney General
Federal Pipeline Safety Vacuum Magnifies Risks
Lack of Surprise Inspections and Independent Review Targeted in Lawsuit
Cadillac Contracts Cannibalize Agency Science Budget
Review Asked for Overhead of Up to 50% in Open-Ended Reclamation Contracts
Outages Spread in Critical Tsunami Warning System
One-Third of Deep Ocean Stations Are “Dead”; Funding Woes May Preclude Fixes
Investigation Fails to Sort out Weather Service Fiscal Scandal
NOAA Casts Blame but Cannot Find Cause for Massive Budgetary Check Kiting
Voluntary Livestock Drug Withdrawal Prospects Illusory
FDA Wishful Strategy of Corporate Cooperation to Stem Growing Drug Resistance
Kafkaesque IG Polar Bear Report at Odds With Facts
Probe Commissioned to Plug Leaks and Root out Dissent on Arctic Offshore Drilling
Florida Begins Dismantling Already Anemic Eco-Program
Unilateral Environmental Disarmament Based on Myth of Universal Compliance
Florida Environment Secretary Plays Shell Game with EPA
Last Minute Attempt to Rewrite Vinyard Résumé to Avoid Federal Debarment
Romney Loathed Non-Partisan Civil Service
Corporate Style Clashed with Anti-Spoils System Safeguards in Massachusetts
The Christie Myth of Environmental Red Tape
New Jersey Stopped Issuing Backlog Report Which Showed No Permit Backlog
Sexual Predator Report Sealed to Protect His Privacy
Suit Seeks Release of Inspector General Review of Forest Service Serial Assaults
