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Trump’s promised shutdown layoffs lead to at least 4,200 cuts at seven agencies

by PEER | October 10, 2025
Tim Whitehouse, executive director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, called the EPA layoffs “illegal and morally corrupt” and said they would inflict trauma on both the federal workforce and the American people who rely on the agency’s services. Read ...

EPA furloughs employees after using carryover funds to keep them working

by PEER | October 9, 2025
Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said furloughing most EPA staff “will have lasting negative impacts on the environment of this country.” “This is yet another blow to the hardworking employees at EPA, who have witnessed so much ...

Trump Is Using the Shutdown to Supercharge His War on Equity

by PEER |
Trump has made clear that he cares little about any unequal fallout from the government shutdown. As he sent National Guard troops into Democratic cities across the country, Trump was asked about a White House memo threatening to deny backpay to the hundreds of thousands of furloughed ...

Trump administration acts on majority of industry wish list

by PEER |
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), said the moves by the EPA show who the agency is serving. “The whole chemical industry has had a stranglehold for a long time on the EPA,” he said. Read the PEER Story… ...

The Shutdown’s Climate Bait and Switch

by PEER | October 8, 2025
“I think the lesson we need to learn from the first nine months of the Trump administration is that when they say things, they mean it,” said Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, speaking about the proposed additional layoffs at ...

White House Says Federal Workers’ Back Pay During Shutdown Isn’t Guaranteed

by Cornershop Creative | October 7, 2025
Vought had asked federal agencies to develop plans for layoffs during the shutdown beyond usual furloughs. Democrats and unions have questioned whether such layoffs would be legal, and they said the new threat regarding back pay wasn’t on firm ground. The OMB memo “is an effort for ...
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