Commentary

With the natural environment under assault by the current administration, perhaps the time is ripe to consider granting legal rights to nature ...

What should be a nonpartisan celebration has become a growing scandal involving secrecy, political favoritism, and the diversion of significant taxpayer funds and resources to a private entity ...

With national elections just around the corner, PEER is stepping up its efforts to engage in congressional oversight activities ...

By all metrics, the upcoming 2026 fire season in the parched West looks like it may be one of the worst ever — with massive, dangerous forest fires. The Southeast has already seen several forest fires, with record numbers in Florida and Georgia. Fire response is more than just fighting ...

National Endangered Species Day reminds us what’s at stake. But this year, the reminder arrives with added urgency: the systems designed to protect these animals — and thousands like them — are being systematically dismantled ...

Information is a public good, which is why government has long been entrusted with its collection and dissemination. That pipeline is now badly damaged ...