Comment – Proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Rule

by PEER | February 17, 2026
Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Act Section 401 proposal updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations ...

Letter re: Upper Price River Watershed Act of 2025

by PEER | February 13, 2026
Letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee opposing S.3004, the Upper Price River Watershed Act of 2025 ...

Critics: Trump’s Freedom250 is ‘pay-for-play,’ lacks transparency

by PEER | February 12, 2026
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said during the congressional hearing that he’s concerned about the way Freedom 250 accepts donations. “The issue is there’s no accountability. There’s no transparency ...

VIDEO | Testimony Before the House Natural Resources Committee (Feb 10, 2026)

by PEER | February 11, 2026
PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on public-private partnerships related to America’s semiquincentennial ...

Potential conflicts over celebrating America’s 250th anniversary spill out in congressional hearing

by PEER | February 10, 2026
A source familiar with the funding for America250, who was not authorized to speak publicly about it, said that the anticipated amount dropped to $50 million and that so far the organization has received just $25 million. Federal funding cuts last year already had led some communities to ...