FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2025 CONTACT Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Most Sidelined Federal Diversity Staff and Others Should Be Allowed Back to Work OPM’s “Deferred Resignation” Administrative Leave Plan Is a Sham Washington, DC...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2025 CONTACT Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Tim Whitehouse (202) 247-0288 [email protected] Trump’s Federal Employee Buyout Offer is an Illusion OPM “Fork in the Road” Deferred Resignation Offer May be Illegal...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2025 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse, PEER, 240-234-2453, [email protected] Jordan Libowitz, CREW, [email protected] Democracy Forward, [email protected] Trump’s executive order to fire government workers is illegal...
This commentary was originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of PEEReview. The bipartisan consensus in support of federal scientific integrity policies is imploding, as evidenced by a flurry of fiery letters from House Oversight Chair James Comer to federal...
Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued the following statement in response to efforts by the Trump administration to purge the civil service of disloyal employees. “In the past week, the Trump...
This commentary was originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of PEEReview. With Trump 2.0 promising to exact revenge on perceived enemies, weaken and politicize the civil service, and eviscerate important environmental protections, PEER anticipates a flood of...
It’s official — President Trump is now the 47th President of the United States, and a new era is upon us. We welcome the peaceful transfer of power, which remains the most important cornerstone of any democracy. However, in the coming days, months, and years, we will...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2025 CONTACT Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Trump Acting to Execute Federal “Enemies List” Involuntary Leaves, Reassignments, and Mass Probation Revocations Washington, DC — The Trump White House is wasting no...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7928 [email protected] EPA’s Scientific Integrity Policy Too Little Too Late Rhetoric Alone No Meaningful Check on Trump’s...
This commentary was originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of PEEReview. During the campaign, President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, a conservative plan to radically remake the federal government. With the election behind him, Trump is now...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2025 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse, 240-234-2453, [email protected] Senay Emmanuel, 206-618-9015 Maryland’s Renewable Electricity Program Fails to Deliver State’s Premier Climate Program in Need of Reform Washington, DC — Design...
Report Summary This report examines the cost and effectiveness of Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), the state law that is supposed to shape our energy system by replacing carbon-producing fossil fuel sources with clean renewable electricity....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 14, 2025Contact:Kyla Bennett (508) 239-8833 [email protected] Don’t Cede Chemical Safety to Chemical Manufacturers EPA Nominee Should Keep Corporate Foxes Out of Regulatory Henhouse Washington, DC — The nominee to...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senator Padilla regarding DOE’s Santa Susana Cleanup Reversal TO: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, California FROM: Bridge the Gap, Parents Against SSFL, PEER, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles DATE: January 13, 2025 TAGS:...
Whistleblowing and Anonymous Activism in the Age of Trump With the second Trump administration quickly approaching, PEER is gearing up for an influx of public employees needing advice and representation on how to best report and correct wrongdoing without...
As we start the new year, all of us at PEER want to thank you for your generosity during our end-of-year fundraising campaign. We are thrilled to report that we surpassed our goal of raising $75,000 from individual donors. Your generosity will help support PEER’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 7, 2025Contact:Rick Steiner (907) 360-4503 [email protected] Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Alaska Aerial Gunning Bears Yields No Clear Benefits State Has No Evidence Strafing Brown Bears Increases Caribou Calf...
In January of 2021, I wrote a review of the first term under President Trump. I pointed out that in addition to pursuing regressive, and sometimes illegal, policy changes, the Trump I administration went out of its way over four years to violate “good government”...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of The Hill. Among President Biden’s many laudable environmental accomplishments, one of his historic failures is that he declined to protect America’s ocean ecosystems. Despite the president’s professed goal to...
