Opposition mounting over orders targeting ‘disparaging’ national park signs
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PEER | June 23, 2026
That confusion over who decides what is corrosive or disparaging is at the heart of a lawsuit recently filed by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER. After nine months of failed Freedom of Information Act requests to find out how those decisions were made, PEER ...
Plastics are a worldwide problem, including in national parks
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Elizabeth Duan | June 11, 2024
It was nearly 15 years ago that Grand Canyon National Park banned the use of plastic water bottles, which, at the time, made up a a third of the waste generated by visitors. Soon after, 23 other national parks made the same move. “All told, the 23 plastic-free, bottle-free parks ...
Seeking justice, whistleblowers find a system stacked against them
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PEER | October 1, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY — The anonymous whistleblower whose complaint sparked an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump could be a prized witness for the House Intelligence Committee, but must navigate a complicated legal framework to do so without facing retaliation. California ...