Trump Shutdown Messaging Is Illegal Propaganda

by PEER | October 6, 2025
Criminal Prosecution for Misuse of Funds Unlikely by Partisan DOJ ...

PEERMail | Unprecedented Shutdown and More News

by PEER | October 2, 2025
This shutdown is not just a budget standoff – it’s being weaponized to consolidate power in the Executive Branch at the direct expense of the American people ...

Federal judge dismisses attempt to make EPA regulate PFAS in biosolids

by PEER |
The judge’s decision is a setback for the farmers in Texas and elsewhere who are searching for federal leadership on PFAS, said Laura Dumais, staff counsel at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “It’s a hugely disappointing decision for them,” said Dumais, who ...

Science Agencies Shuttered in Government Shutdown

by PEER | October 1, 2025
Trump had doubled down on the threat to fire federal employees yesterday afternoon, which spurred a set of federal employee unions to file a lawsuit alleging that the threats are an unlawful abuse of power. “The plan to exploit a shutdown to purge federal workers is illegal, ...

Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer

by PEER |
“We disagree,” Laura Dumais, staff counsel at PEER, said. “We think a timeline should be inferred from the statute. It’s just really heartbreaking for the ranching families that are plaintiffs in this case and for farmers all across the country whose land has been contaminated from ...
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