COMMENTARY | Public Lands Unprotected: The Impact of Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Firings
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Guest Contributor | April 11, 2025
With understaffing of law enforcement officers and rangers already a severe problem, the new wave of terminations is exacerbating under-enforcement into crisis status ...
COMMENTARY | What to Expect from Trump II – A Preview Based on Trump’s First Term
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Peter Jenkins | January 2, 2025
The first Trump administration took rampant “bad government” steps that we must not forget. In recent weeks, President-elect Trump has already raised new threats to good government norms to a level that is unprecedented and frightening ...
COMMENTARY | Salmon and Orcas Die in Regulatory Gap – Stormwater Contaminants Poisoning Puget Sound Marine Life
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Peter Jenkins | September 9, 2024
Washington’s Puget Sound is an ecological treasure, yet its native salmonids and other aquatic life are facing increasing peril ...
COMMENTARY | Trump’s Enemies List: Dismantling the Civil Service
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Peter Jenkins | July 10, 2024
If elected, Donald Trump will likely pick up where he left off – going after the federal merit system founded more than 140 years ago ...
COMMENTARY | Countdown for PEER’s Regulatory Petitions
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Peter Jenkins | May 9, 2024
Read the latest updates on eleven of the regulatory petitions we've worked on this year. With an election just around the corner, now is the time to ramp up action to get our requests granted, especially in case there is a new administration in 2025 ...