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PEERMail: Civil Service Crucible

by Tim Whitehouse | December 2, 2019
The House impeachment hearings showcased our federal civil service as a true national asset. Conscientious, knowledgeable, and highly professional, the witnesses exhibited the best qualities of public service, amidst pointed, sometimes vicious, political pushback. These qualities are not ...

PEERMail: Huge Victory by PEER

by Tim Whitehouse | November 15, 2019
Why would Massachusetts spend millions to control and remove toxic PFAS from its waters, while at the same time let the EPA approve the discharge of massive amounts of PFAS into the Merrimack River ...

PEERMail: Whistleblowers Turning the Tide

by Tim Whitehouse | October 31, 2019
From the unfolding impeachment inquiry to court cases across the country, whistleblowers are a growing and critical force for keeping us a nation of laws. Blowing the whistle takes courage because these truth-tellers put a lot at risk, from their careers to their marriages, and, ...

PEERMail: EPA Weaponizing Water

by Tim Whitehouse | September 30, 2019
Last week, EPA’s Inspector General slammed the agency for repeatedly looking the other way when public water systems don’t inform their customers of violations that could jeopardize their health. The IG found that EPA does a poor job of oversight and of warning the public about ...

PEERMail: Dorian Map Flap Frames a Darker Picture

by Tim Whitehouse | September 13, 2019
"My understanding is that this intervention to contradict the forecaster was not based on science ...

PEERMail | Fighting for the Planet in Court

by Susan Sargent | August 29, 2019
Evidence compiled by the government’s own experts is our most valuable asset in demonstrating the irrationality of the Trump Administration’s ill-intentioned and ill-informed plans ...
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