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,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 5, 2025 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse 240-247-0299 twhitehouse@peer.org Musk Taking Over NOAA Functions NOAA Offices Important to Musk Corporate Interests under DOGE Siege Washington, DC — The involvement of Elon Musk and Trump...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 4, 2025Contact:Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 crosenthal@peer.org Sudden Freeze on Interior Department Spending Parks, Refuges, and Range in Chaos After Spending Authority Reduced to $1 Washington, DC — In abrupt,...
This commentary was originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of PEEReview. PEER is engaged in precedent-setting work to secure the rights of federal employees to publish and be active in civic organizations on their own time. This work has renewed significance...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 3, 2025Contact:Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 pjenkins@peer.orgJeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org Court Puts Air Tours of SF National Parks on Tight Tether FAA and Park Service Ordered to Impose Limits by 2026 after...
To: Members of Congress President Trump, Elon Musk, and their associates are destroying important government agencies that protect public health and the environment. This is unacceptable. I am writing to ask you to do everything in your power to put a stop to the...
To: Interior Secretary Burgum and Members of Congress We urge you to take immediate action to rehire the 1,000+ National Park Service (NPS) probationary employees who were terminated based on the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) recommendation. At a time...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Interior Secretary Burgum regarding the firing of National Park Service probationary employees TO: Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum FROM: PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse DATE: February 25, 2025 TAGS: DOI, national parks, NPS, park...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 24, 2025 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 kbennett@peer.org EPA Emails Ordered Stripped to Bare Minimum Employee Sign-offs Limited to Name, Rank, Location, and Phone Number Washington, DC — In another sign of...
It has been a dizzying few weeks as the Trump administration “floods the zone” with a flurry of actions designed to cripple the federal government. For federal employees, this is a devasting time. Park rangers, archeologists, scientists, maintenance workers, lawyers,...
A panzootic that began in wild birds is spreading widely across the U.S., infecting poultry, cattle, pigs, and diverse mammal species. The H5N1 virus, commonly referred to as bird flu, is leaping across species barriers, evolving into new strains that could...
