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
Park Service Plan Muddies Wilderness Protections
Confusing, Conflicting Guidance on Climbing Anchors and Other Topics
Cape Wind Monitoring Plan Is for the Birds
Bird and Bat Studies Not Designed to Pick Up Meaningful Data
EPA Inaction Imperils Clean Water Anti-Conflicts Safeguard
Governors in Florida and Maine Open Hen-House Doors to Fox with Corporate Ties
Call to Revoke Leed Credits for Coal Ash
Toxic Coal Combustion Wastes Should Not Be Considered “Green” Material
EPA Criminal Program Reforms Coming Undone
Restoration of Removed Managers Risks Renewed Exodus of Special Agents
Pay-To-Players Take Over Jersey Environmental Agency
Corporate Political Donors Control DEP Toxic Clean-Up Oversight and Rulemaking
Wilderness Vanishing Act in Big Cypress
Converting 40,000 Wilderness-Suitable Acres to ORV Trails Violates Law and Policy
Jersey Cooling Tower U-Turn Derails Nuke Pollution Control
Oyster Creek Reactor Can Keep Wreaking Havoc on Barnegat Bay Marine Life
Eco-Risks of Coal Ash as Mine Fill Understated
Pennsylvania Auditor General Asked to Investigate State Agencies’ Inaction
Boca Raton Utility Workers Blow Whistle on Health Risks
Employee Survey Underlines Drinking Water, Sewage and Big Compliance Questions
New Jersey Throws Cloak Over Environmental Documents
Large Categories of Enforcement, Inspection and Property Records Going Off Limits
EPA Sued Over Its Refusal to Regulate Lead-Based AMMO
Lawsuit Targets Lead Poisoning of Millions of Wildlife from Lead Bullets & Tackle
After 20 Years New Jersey Toxic Site Remains Regulatory Swamp
EPA Assurance Adds to Confusion about Fate of DuPont Pompton Lakes Clean-Up
Federal Prison Computer Recycling Created Toxic Nightmare
Inspector General: Staff & Inmates “Needlessly” Exposed to Excessive Heavy Metals
New Jersey Guts New Privatized Toxic Clean-Up Rules
“Safety Cushion” Extended to Polluters at Expense of Public Health
OSHA Job Safety Record Initiative Implodes
Agency Quietly Pulls Plug on Touted Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
New Jersey to Privatize Land Use Permitting
Contractors to Write Flood Control, Coastal Wetlands and Other Approvals
Shut the Oil & Gas Industry Revolving Door in BLM New Mexico
Renewed Call for Investigation of Former BLM Official Turned Industry Lobbyist
Forest Service Chief Mum on Why He Imposed Gag Order
Agency Faces FOIA Lawsuit for Failing to Turn Over Documents
Exxon Valdez Damages Remain Unsettled After 21 Years
Inability to Document Natural Resource Damages May Bedevil BP Spill Payments
