FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 11, 2025 CONTACT Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 ldumais@peer.org Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 kbennett@peer.org EPA Environmental Justice Staff Seeks Return to Work “EJ” Employees’ Class Action Pursues Reassignment and Escape from Limbo...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 kbennett@peer.org Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 ldumais@peer.org Biosolid Fertilizer Maker Confirms PFAS in Product Company Has Not Published Supposedly Exonerating...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 4, 2025 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 kbennett@peer.org Big Brother Beckons EPA’s Workforce Agency Offers Free Wi-Fi Connectivity to Employees’ Personal Devices Washington, DC — In an unusual and somewhat...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 3, 2025 CONTACT Bonnie Rader, berr@pcisys.net, (303) 912-2905; Chandra Rosenthal, crosenthal@peer.org Toxic Tides: Citizen Group Demands EPA Action on PFAS Crisis from Lowry Landfill and Buckley Air Force Base Community Calls for...
With all the changes occurring around us, I wanted to highlight three things of note: Welcome Linden. We are delighted to welcome Linden Mueller to the PEER team as Director of Development and Communications. Previously, Linden was the Director of Development and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 31, 2025 CONTACT Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 pjenkins@peer.org Federal Civil Service Court Shuttered When Most Needed MSPB Quorum Loss Hobbles Whistleblower, RIF & Due Process Protections Washington, DC — Just as the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 27, 2025 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org More than 100,000 Federal Employees Paid Not to Work Nearly 5% of Civilian Workforce Now on Paid Administrative Leave and Counting Washington, DC — The Trump...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senator Richard Blumenthal regarding the reintroduction of the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act (CWPA) of 2025 TO: Senator Richard Blumenthal; CC: Chair Chuck Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee; Ranking Member Durbin, Senate...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on ANPRM for 6PPD-quinone – Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act TO: Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency FROM: PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse DATE: March 24, 2025...
The Bering Sea red king crab once supported one of the most productive fisheries on the planet. Then, the fishery suddenly imploded and presently limps along at an average harvest level of less than 2% of the 1980 pre-collapse harvest of 130 million pounds. In...
Days after taking office, President Trump summarily removed 18 Inspectors General, including some he appointed during his first term. These dismissals removed the principal watchdogs from most major federal agencies, including Defense, Interior, EPA, Agriculture,...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency petition seeking rulemaking to modify labeling requirements for pesticides and devices TO: Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency FROM: Alberta Wilderness...
PEER has filed a lawsuit in federal district court to protect the First Amendment rights of federal employees just as the Trump administration embarks on an unprecedented attack on federal workers’ free speech rights. The case arose late in the Biden administration,...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to National Park Service Acting Director Jessica Bowron regarding the return to work for the illegally fired NPS employees TO: Jessica Bowron, Acting Director, National Park Service FROM: PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse DATE: March 7, 2025...
DESCRIPTION: Comments concerning the National Park Service’s proposed rule governing the use of “Powered Micromobility Devices” throughout the national park system TO: Jay Calhoun, Chief, Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park Uses,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 13, 2025 CONTACT Frank Buono (520) 803-0870 fwbuono@earthlink.net Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org Park Service Hoverboard Guidance Misses Mark Proposed National Park Policy for “Micromobility Devices” Poorly Crafted ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 12, 2025 CONTACT Colleen Teubner Zimmerman (202) 464-2293 czimmerman@peer.org Lawsuit Says Government Cannot Silence Employees Federal Agency Restraints on Employee Private Social Activism Challenged Washington, DC — A new...
To: Members of Congress I am deeply concerned about the rapid destruction of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. DOGE’s access to sensitive...
As the Trump administration continues its full-scale attack on the federal government, some good news is emerging from the courts. In recent days, federal courts have: Reinstated the Special Counsel in the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent federal agency...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senator Whitehouse, Senator Van Hollen, Congresswoman Norton, Congressman Raskin, and Congressman Connolly regarding the possible termination of disabled mailroom workers at EPA TO: Senator Whitehouse, Senator Van Hollen, Congresswoman Norton,...
