PEERMail | Entering a New Era

by PEER | September 3, 2025
The fate of our work protecting the public employees and the environment is inextricably tied to our ability to combat the rise in authoritarianism and promote democratic values in our country ...

Letter to USDA Secretary Rollins – Department of Agriculture Reorganization Plan

by PEER | August 31, 2025
DESCRIPTION: Letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins re: Memorandum SM 1078-015, Department of Agriculture Reorganization Plan TO: US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins FROM: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER; Karina Mudd, California Native Seed Supply Collaborative DATE: August 31, ...

The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate Pfas on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’

by PEER | August 27, 2025
In Massachusetts, Bennett, the scientist, who is now with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit, has been frustrated with the Biden and Trump administrations’ policies on sludge, and has sued the EPA under the Clean Water Act to force the agency to ...

FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump

by PEER | August 26, 2025
Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit group that defends the rights of civil servants, said the Constitution protected the free speech of the FEMA workers. “They have strong First Amendment claims because they shared ...
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