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Fat squirrels, rowdy bears and burned-out rangers: How Trump policies are scrambling America’s national parks

by PEER | August 3, 2026
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an organization that works with and supports park rangers, scientists, land managers and other civil servants, said he’s in touch with many NPS employees. He pointed out that rangers are ...

At least five states are bowing out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

by PEER | June 11, 2026
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) told CNN that Trump’s “partisan events” are “not what the American people deserve on their 250th birthday.” PEER has sued the Trump administration over its refusal to release key ...

Exclusive: EPA scientists say they are being pushed to downplay potential risks of household products

by PEER | June 8, 2026
But EPA staff who spoke to CNN say the shift in the agency’s culture goes beyond the video. Kyla Bennett of PEER said she worries the changes are significant and could extend beyond the Trump administration. “The culture within these agencies outlives the people,” she said. “That ...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds

by Elizabeth Duan | July 24, 2024
In April, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced historic rules designed to strictly control levels of five of the most studied PFAS in the nation’s drinking water, one of the routes of human exposure. Contamination can also come from the presence of PFAS in food packaging, ...

EPA wants to label certain ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances

by PEER | August 26, 2022
Tim Whitehouse, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that works on environmental ethics and scientific integrity issues, said this latest move from the EPA is merely a baby step in the fight to end PFAS pollution. “EPA actions are too ...