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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Contact: Peter Jenkins, 202.265.4189; [email protected] New Letter To OMB Director Vought Warns that OIRA Chief Jeffrey Clark’s “Acting” Role Is Illegal And Actions He Has Taken Are In Jeopardy This Is the Latest...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 17, 2025 Contact: Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Interior Secretary Grabs Unparalleled Staff and Functions Office of Secretary Nearly Triples in 9 Months to 3rd Largest Interior Bureau Washington, DC —...
Although the longest government shutdown in United States history is coming to an end, the threat to federal workers and environmental programs remains. This shutdown was never just about the budget and the size of the federal government — it was about increasing the...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management; University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources re: New / Supplemental EIS for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 10, 2025 CONTACT Contact: Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Plutonium at Hunters Point Signifies Botched Cleanup Discovery of Fission Byproducts Is Latest Fiasco at Troubled Superfund Site Washington,...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to the Bureau of Land Management re: the Public Lands Rule TO: The Bureau of Land Management FROM: Chandra Rosenthal, Public Lands Advocate, Rocky Mountain Region DATE: November 7, 2025 TAGS: BLM, Public...
This commentary was originally published in the Fall 2025 edition of PEEReview. After ten months of the Trump administration, it is important to recognize that the fate of our work protecting public employees and the environment is dependent on our ability to combat...
