FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 18, 2026 Contact: Joanna Citron Day | (240) 247-3081 | [email protected] PEER and Civil Service Law Center Continue Fight for Fired Yosemite Ranger’s Free Speech Rights at the Office of Special Counsel After Court Dismisses Related...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Contact: Tony Irish | (202) 524-4399 | [email protected] Kevin Bell | (202) 946-3642 PEER Sues Interior Department for Hiding How it Decides What American History to Rewrite Agency Stonewalls FOIA as it Strips...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 16, 2026 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse | (240) 247-0299 | [email protected] PEER Calls on OPM to Withdraw Proposed Government-Wide NDA, Warning It Is Illegal, Deceptive, and a Threat to Democracy Comments Filed Today Expose a Sweeping...
This commentary was originally published in the Spring 2025 edition of PEEReview. Across the Trump administration, the warning signs are flashing red. Every day brings new examples of blatant self-dealing, conflicts of interest, and the intentional destruction of our...
PEER’s team has grown in recent months, and we’re thrilled to introduce our newest board member. Please join me in welcoming Michele Boyd to the board of directors! Michele brings over 20 years of experience working on energy and environmental issues across the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 11, 2026 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Department of Energy Veteran Joins PEER’s Board Michele Boyd Brings 20+ Years of Energy and Environmental Expertise Washington, DC — Public Employees for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 9, 2026 CONTACT Kaylee Rodriguez (240) 657-0994 [email protected] PEER Urges Probe of Great American State Fair Fundraising Questions Raised About USDA Funding of 250th Anniversary Events Washington, DC — Donald Trump’s...
To: Members of Congress As your concerned constituent, I’m writing to urge you to take immediate action to protect the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the public lands it stewards. On April 2nd, 2026, the Trump administration announced plans to relocate USFS...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 8, 2026 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Video Shows how Chemical Safety Reviews Weakened EPA Staff Coached on Getting to “Yes” to Dismiss Unreasonable Health Risks Washington, DC — Environmental...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 4, 2026 CONTACT Lindsey von Busch (732) 284-9089 [email protected] Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Animal Welfare and Public Health Groups File Petition in Colorado to Ban Lead Ammunition for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 3, 2026 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Bureau of Land Management Being Hollowed Out 40% Staffing Cut Since 2024; All but One State Director Post Vacant ...
DESCRIPTION: Letter opposing the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to amend the North Atlantic right whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule TO: Mr. Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Contact: Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] FDA Spurns CT Scan Reliability Safeguards Current Lax Standards Put Patients at Risk and Pose Regulatory Violations Washington, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 1, 2026 CONTACT Kyla Bennett, (508) 230-9933, [email protected] Joanna Citron Day, (240) 247-3081, [email protected] EPA Embrace of AI Yields More Questions Than Answers “Evidence Plan” Is Hopelessly Vague and Subject to Political...
As we enter the midterm election cycle, PEER is deeply involved in exposing the corruption of the Trump administration and its intentional destruction of environmental and public health protections. That is why we have developed a Congressional oversight agenda that...
DESCRIPTION: Letter opposing H.R.7695 which would strip vital protections from 45 million acres of wild forests on our public lands by invalidating the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. TO: Chair Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse and members of the Federal Lands...
By all metrics, the upcoming 2026 fire season in the parched West looks like it may be one of the worst ever — with massive, dangerous forest fires. The Southeast has already seen several forest fires, with record numbers in Florida and Georgia. Fire response is more...
A North Atlantic right whale mother and her calf surface off the Georgia coast. A Florida panther pads silently through a cypress swamp, one of fewer than 100 left alive. In Alaska’s Cook Inlet, a small, isolated group of beluga whales call to one another in...
I’m excited to share some great news! Tony Irish, a longtime Department of the Interior attorney, has joined the PEER team as senior counsel. Tony comes to us after 21 years at Interior and brings an unmatched understanding of how the agency operates from the inside....
