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From UFC Fights to ‘Hamilton’: How Trump and Obama Are Marking America250

by PEER | July 1, 2026
On May 11, 2026, PEER brought a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.to force the release of key documents regarding the “Freedom 250” initiative. An official ...

Fired Federal Environmental Staff Back on Payroll, but Not Back to Work

by PEER | March 17, 2025
Tim Whitehouse, executive director at another nonprofit group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the organization has been in touch with hundreds of terminated employees who have been informed that they are being placed on administrative leave. “They are getting ...

EPA Ruling on Ohio Air Quality ‘Not at All Reassuring’: Epidemiologist

by PEER | February 17, 2023
Tim Whitehouse, a former senior EPA enforcement attorney who is the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), told Newsweek that there’s “tremendous pressure” for EPA officials to create an “air of normalcy” after an ...