E&E News

The new policy comes as the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on Thursday issued a report saying that there has been a “collapse” of civil enforcement of environmental laws in Trump’s first year back in office. DOJ lodged consent decrees in ...

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said in a report released Thursday there is a “collapse of environmental civil enforcement” across programs designed to clean up air pollution, dirty water and toxic waste. Since his return to office, President Donald Trump has rallied ...

The Trump administration’s launch of a new brand for nationwide celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary is sparking questions on public spending from one environmental watchdog group. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which is made up of current and retired federal ...

In their letter, PEER and the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks called out Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for poor leadership. “Under Secretary Burgum’s watch, NPS management appears willing to discard transparent standards, override professional judgment, and ...

Six former EPA staffers who signed an open dissent letter this summer and were later terminated are filing an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, part of the legal team representing the employees, announced their appeal ...