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Protecting Public Employees

Trump admin clips EPA oversight amid deregulatory blitz

by Cornershop Creative | January 28, 2026
In a complaint filed last April, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility accused EPA of violating federal law by idling some workers indefinitely because of their purported connection to environmental justice work. The group asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an ...

Federal Employee First Amendment Lawsuit Advances

by PEER | January 12, 2026
Right of Federal Workers to Engage in Off-Duty Activism at Stake ...

Letter re: Trump plan for NPS employee performance rating limits

by PEER | December 17, 2025
Letter in opposition to Trump Administration’s reported plan to impose artificial limits on performance ratings for National Park Service employees ...

COMMENTARY | Confronting the Rise of Authoritarianism

by Tim Whitehouse | November 6, 2025
The the fate of our work protecting public employees and the environment is dependent on our ability to combat the rise in authoritarianism and promote democratic values in our country ...