As the world struggles to adapt to a warming climate and communities throughout the country fight for clean water, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is taking a sledgehammer to what was generally regarded as one of the most effective...
The Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to limit or eliminate science-based oversight of industry activities and is using the threat of “pocket rescissions” to prevent harm to favored industries. Recently, PEER sent FOIA requests to the...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on the Upper Sevier Vegetation Enhancement Project TO: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah, Kanab Field Office FROM: John W. Hiscock, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Western...
Kakistocracy is a term which means government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people. It is a word that’s unfortunately most apt today. In his second term, Trump has assembled perhaps the least distinguished Cabinet in modern history, abandoning...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Contact: Colleen Zimmerman, 202-464-2293, [email protected] Florida Eco-Enforcement Sees Modest Uptick in 2024 Anti-Pollution Enforcement Efforts Well Below Historic Averages Washington, DC — In 2024,...
Report Summary Since 2004, PEER has examined Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) data to assess state trends in pollution enforcement. While there was a slight increase in the number of Florida’s environmental enforcement actions in 2024, state...
Speaking Up Under Trump: What to Know About Whistleblowing and Free Speech With the second Trump administration rapidly undermining traditional civil service protections, PEER is working with an influx of public employees needing advice and representation on...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 24, 2025 Contact: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; [email protected] Chandra Rosenthal, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), (303) 898-0798; [email protected] Will...
Late last Friday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced his intention to eliminate EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD). As part of the administration’s war on science, Zeldin is laying off and forcing out EPA...
To: The U.S. House of Representatives As your constituent, I’m writing to express deep concern about Section 507 of the House FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which seeks to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from...
EPA Shuts Down Its Scientific Research Office Eliminating the Office of Research and Development Harms All Americans Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued the following statement in response to EPA’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 17, 2025 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7928 [email protected] HUD’s Plan to Weaken Flood Protections on Hold—for Now After Texas Floods, Rollback Of 500-Year Standard Is...
Report Summary In a decision with sweeping consequences, the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a lower court injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to prepare for large-scale reductions in force (RIF). While lower...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 [email protected] House Plans to Stop Progress on Forever Chemicals in Sewage Sludge Appropriations Ban May Leave Food Supply...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 9, 2025 CONTACT Angela Gonzales (202) 419-3712 [email protected] Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Supreme Court Ruling Greenlights Mass Layoffs, Parks Groups Warn National Parks and Thousands of Park Staff in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 9, 2025 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Endangered Species Captive Breeding Needs Improvement 50-Years of Struggles Plague Masked Bobwhite Quail Recovery Program Washington, DC — The recovery of wildlife...
I am happy to share with you a bit of good news on our efforts to protect both the civil service and public lands. As a result of a legal complaint filed by PEER, the Trump administration has retreated from a directive requiring most federal civilian job applicants to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 8, 2025 CONTACT Joanna Citron Day (240) 247-3081 [email protected] Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Does Trump’s Free Speech Order Protect Only Allies? EPA Employees Suspended for Exercising Rights Trump Pledged to...
