Trump may entrench DC Circuit’s stunning NEPA ruling

by PEER | November 13, 2024
Peter Jenkins, senior counsel at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, who represented Marin Audubon Society in the case, said he had only expected a few people in the Bay Area to be interested in the court ruling. “The focus of the case, it was not about the CEQ ...

PEERMail | Meeting the Trump Challenge in the Trenches

by PEER | November 12, 2024
We know these times are tough. But at PEER we don’t shy away from a hard job or an important fight. The stakes are too high ...

EPA staff fear Trump will destroy how it protects Americans from pollution

by PEER | November 11, 2024
The EPA currently has more than 16,000 employees, adding more than 6,000 during Joe Biden’s administration as the agency sought to rebuild. During Biden’s term, the agency stepped up enforcement of pollution rules, banned toxic pesticides, bolstered chemical safety protections, and ...

Trump seeks to relocate 100K federal employees, doubling down on first-term playbook

by PEER | November 7, 2024
PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse, a former senior attorney at the Environmental Protection Agency, said agencies have more freedom to relocate members of the career Senior Executive Service, compared to rank-and-file federal employees. “They can move SES employees and their ...
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