PEERMail | Good News for Federal Employees!
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PEER | October 16, 2025
A federal judge's ruling puts a legal stop for the moment to one of the most blatant examples yet of the Trump administration's abuse of power ...
Open Position | Staff Counsel
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PEER seeks a Staff Counsel to counsel and represent public employees, initiate litigation, and help orchestrate campaigns ...
Farmers issue warning on major health hazard in US food system: ‘Very, very concerning’
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PEER | October 15, 2025
“All conventional farms are allowed to use biosolids,” Kyla Bennett, the director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said. “So that’s hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. eating food from farms that use biosolids. So the ...
‘Immediate consequences’: How a US government shutdown could derail global climate progress
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Until recently, the EPA had been using carryover funds to keep its staff on the job. At the end of last week – 10 days into the shutdown – the agency began sending furlough notices to workers. Tim Whitehouse, executive director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, ...
Trump’s promised shutdown layoffs lead to at least 4,200 cuts at seven agencies
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PEER | October 10, 2025
Tim Whitehouse, executive director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, called the EPA layoffs “illegal and morally corrupt” and said they would inflict trauma on both the federal workforce and the American people who rely on the agency’s services. Read ...