PEERMail | Navigating the Storm

by 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

by 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.

by 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 ...

Commissioners await Abbott decision on PFAS emergency declaration request

by PEER | February 14, 2025
Dr. Kyla Bennett with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, one of the scientists involved in the investigation, explained how PFAS spread through air, water and soil adding that they can be inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin. Once PFAS chemical get into soil or ...

Abrupt federal layoffs expected to hit tribal programs

by PEER |
The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers Thursday in what tribal and national leaders said will have a “dramatic” impact in health, education, law enforcement, social services and other tribal programs. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a ...
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