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 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] 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 The Trump administration is 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 senseless firing of...
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...
