Layoffs at Interior are causing chaos and heartbreak
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PEER | February 20, 2025
Kate and Aaron are joined by Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and Mitch Flanigan, a former ranger at Denali National Park, to talk about recent firings across Interior department agencies, including the National Park Service and the ...
Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
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PEER |
Meanwhile, for parks supervisors, the uncertainty continues. Two who asked for anonymity because they fear retaliation said they had received permission to start rehiring seasonal employees. They said they are trying to act fast, because nobody knows when the guidance from the ...
PEERMail | Navigating the Storm
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PEER | February 19, 2025
We will find ways to legally challenge unlawful terminations and help spread the word about the important role public servants play ...
What the hiring freeze means for the National Park Service as it was just about to start finding seasonal employees
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PEER | February 18, 2025
President Donald Trump’s hiring freeze which was enacted as soon as he entered office could not have come at a worse time for the National Park Service. The agency relies heavily on seasonal workers and was in the beginning stages of staffing up for what looks to be another busy season. ...
A National Park Guide Was Flying Home From a Work Trip. She Was Fired Midair.
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PEER | February 15, 2025
But Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said a shrinking work force, at least at the National Park Service, is “not going to save the government any money.” “It’s going to degrade our parks, demoralize people that ...