FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 26, 2024 CONTACT Mike Ewall, Energy Justice Network, 215-436-9511 [email protected] Tim Whitehouse, PEER, 240-234-2454 [email protected] EPA Takes Steps to Require Waste Incinerators to Report Toxic Output...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 20, 2024 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Entanglements and Ship Strikes Dramatically Shorten Lifespans of North Atlantic Right Whales Washington, DC — A new research paper finds that the lifespan of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Contact: Peter T. Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Feds Finally Regulate Administrative and Investigative Leave PEER Petition and Lawsuit Prompted Move to Enforce 2016 Anti-Limbo Law Washington, DC...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 12, 2024Contact:Colleen Teubner [email protected] 202-464-2293 New Scorecard Rates National Parks on Plastics National Park Service Should Accelerate Plan to Eliminate Plastics Washington, DC — Many units of the National...
Report Summary The National Park Service (NPS) plays an important role in preserving the country’s greatest natural and cultural resources and has significant influence in environmental stewardship activities across the country. In June 2023, NPS published its...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 11, 2024Contact:Rick Steiner (907) 360-4503 [email protected] Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Alaska to Resume Aerial Gunning of Bears and Wolves Strafing Predators Aims to Increase Moose and Caribou Hunting...
To: Alaska Department of Fish & Game Commissioner Douglas Vincent-Lang I am writing to urge you to reject the latest plan from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game which would authorize gunners to utilize helicopters, snowmobiles, and other equipment to...
I am proud to report that PEER is leading a coalition of groups in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS) for failing to protect the Old Spanish National Historic Trail as required by law. Congress designated the...
A common theme in American political discourse is the devaluation of public employees, with many blaming the country’s problems on a “bloated bureaucracy” or federal agencies that are over-staffed and pursuing agendas beyond the legal boundaries imposed by Congress....
During this Thanksgiving week, all of us at PEER want to thank government employees throughout the country for their dedication to serving the public. Since I came to PEER over five years ago, PEER has been honored to support the work of government employees,...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. This week, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-directors of a non-existent Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE), authored a Wall Street Journal op-ed outlining their vision for...
Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued the following statement in response to Elon Musk’s plan to overhaul government. “Americans should brace for political chaos and a dramatic weakening of environmental...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 20, 2024Contact:Kyla Bennett (506) 230-9933 [email protected] Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] GOP Sees Scientific Integrity Policies as Anti-Trump House Chair Says EPA Scientific Integrity Program Will “Usurp” Agenda ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 13, 2024Contact:Paula Dinerstein (202) 265-6391 [email protected] Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Court Orders Curbs on Air Tours Over SF National Parks FAA and NPS Embrace of Current Air Traffic Levels Ruled Inadequate...
As we digest the results from last week’s election, there can be no soft-pedaling of the results and consequences. A second Trump term will be devasting for public employees and the environment. Based on past actions and campaign promises, we can be confident that...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 7, 2024Contact:Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Stechbart (650) 274.5193 [email protected] Noisy Coast Guard Copters Hover Over Golden Gate Park No Permit, Noise Limits or Accident Response Plan for Training Exercises...
Friends, I am writing to share some of my thoughts on the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States and what this means for the values we share as an organization. The election of Donald Trump has set our country down a perilous and...
This commentary was originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of PEEReview. PEER is engaged in several efforts to prevent toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” from contaminating our food chain. Unfortunately, the...
