As we begin the new year, I am pleased to share with you that PEER has completed a new strategic plan for 2026-2029. The plan underscores the important nature of PEER’s work at a critical time in our nation’s history. What is unique about this plan is its recognition...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] PEER Opens Investigation Seeking Records Behind Interior Department’s Offshore Wind Halt Washington, DC — Public Employees for Environmental...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Contact: Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected]; Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] At Least $10 Billion Was Spent on Paying Federal Staff to Do Nothing in 2025 Trump’s Profligate Use of Paid...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Contact: Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected]; Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] New SF Bay Area Air Tour Plan Weak on Protecting Park Resources 2,700 Overflights Across Golden Gate, Pt. Reyes, SF...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Committee on Natural Resources re: pausing leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States TO: Chairman Mike Lee, Chairman Bruce Westerman, Ranking...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on PFAS Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act TO: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics FROM: Erica Kyzmir-McKeon, Esq. Senior Attorney, Communities & Toxics...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 29, 2025 Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Burgum’s Offshore Wind Halt of Questionable Legality Interior Department Riddled with Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Challenges Washington, DC...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates radio, TV, satellite, cable, and wireless and wireline communications. Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the agency, like all federal agencies, is supposed to both follow legal requirements to...
As 2025 draws to a close, all of us at PEER would like to extend our warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and a happy new year. Even as we take time to reflect, our work continues to grow in response to the challenges of this year. Just last week, we were part...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to determine that the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area (NAA) would have attained the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by its August 3, 2024...
By allowing an industry tax toward oil spill prevention and response to expire, GOP leaders exposing the nation to the unnecessary risk of continued oil pollution, including major disasters like Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon. Originally published in and...
For generations, Americans have accepted a basic premise: government, while imperfect, is accountable to the public it serves. That accountability — maintained through oversight, transparency, and independent institutions — is not ideological. It is how...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Committee on Natural Resources in opposition to Trump Administration’s reported plan to impose artificial limits on performance ratings for National Park Service employees TO: Chairman Mike...
This holiday season, our work continues at breakneck speed. In a new development, PEER is proud to be representing several employees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who have filed legal challenges to their recent firings for signing a letter of...
While many people have been trying to regain their footing after the shutdown — and maybe enjoy a quiet stretch of the holiday season — the federal government is continuing to gut important environmental and public health protections. Several major...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Contact: Joanna Citron Day (240) 247-3081 [email protected] EPA Employees Challenge Firings for Signing Dissent Letter Truth Is Not a Fireable Offense for Federal Employees Washington, DC — Today, six former...
With the government now reopened, it is worth taking a moment—in this season of gratitude and reflection—to recognize the extraordinary public servants who keep this country running. After over a month of upheaval, uncertainty, and political brinkmanship, millions of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected]; Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 [email protected] Adverse Court Decision in Toxic Sewage Sludge Case Now on Appeal Decision Would Let EPA Indefinitely Delay...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Hill Appropriators regarding passage of full FY 2026 appropriations and funding for NOAA TO: Chairwoman Susan Collins, Ranking Member Patty Murray, Chairman Tom Cole, and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro FROM: Friends of NOAA (American Association of...
