Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. On World Ocean Day, and the eve of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France opening Monday, the Arctic Ocean ecological crisis needs to be top of the list for attention by governments....
DESCRIPTION: Comment to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in opposition to the Proposed Rule “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service” TO: Office of Personnel Management FROM: PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins DATE: June 5,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 5, 2025 CONTACT Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Trump’s New Employee Schedule Is a Formula for Corruption Federal Employees’ Ability to Resist or Report Wrongdoing Disabled Washington, DC — The Trump plan to...
To: Members of Congress I am deeply concerned about the rapid destruction of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the hands of the Trump administration and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The agency is illegally firing...
Our country’s National Park System (NPS) is under attack the likes of which this country has never witnessed before. Until this administration, support for our NPS in Congress has been bipartisan and widespread. That is no longer the case. Under the leadership of...
PEER condemns the budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives as disastrous for our country’s fiscal health and our public lands, wildlife, and environmental protections. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. The bill, known as...
DESCRIPTION: Brief of Amicus Curiae Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in Support of American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, et al. Motion for Preliminary Injunction DATE: May 19, 2025 TAGS: administrative leave, OPM ...
Two weeks after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin issued a nebulous pledge to “combat PFAS contamination”, he sounded a timid retreat in a press release announcing EPA would rescind some recent safeguards and postpone the compliance...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is increasingly opting for pesticides to control weeds and invasive grasses like cheatgrass on public lands. Cheatgrass accelerates wildfire risk and outcompetes the native plants that are essential to maintaining healthy...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 15, 2025 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Frank Buono [email protected] Over One Thousand National Park Sites Open for Mining Approval of Mojave Mine May Signal...
This is the time of year we ask our community to fill out a short survey to help us stay relevant and to position us to better serve public employees. I hope you will take a moment to share your thoughts. As always, don’t hesitate to contact us directly if you have...
The Trump administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intentions to close its 11 environmental justice offices across the country. This announcement follows threats from the administration to terminate billions of dollars in federal...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] No Cutbacks in Expensive Trump Vanity Projects Half-Billion Dollars in Pavilion, Pageant, Parade, Gold Plating, and Golf...
DESCRIPTION: Comment to Representative Kerwin regarding H.B. 1674, a bill regulating the land application of biosolids containing per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) TO: Texas State Representative Helen Kerwin FROM: PEER Science Policy Director Dr. Kyla Bennett...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chair Murkowski, Ranking Member Merkley, Chair Simpson, and Ranking Member Pingree regarding FY2026 Funding request for Bureau of Land Mmanagement’s plant conservation and restoration program TO: Chair Murkowski, Ranking Member Merkley, Chair...
Over the past three months, we have worked hard to track and respond to many of the concerning DOGE-related efforts to dismantle the important work of federal agencies, especially those which may be lesser known to Congress and the public but are of critical...
The letter below will be sent to your representatives. You will have an opportunity to customize it. As your constituent, I am writing to express my deep concern about steps by the Trump administration to turn our public lands over to private commercial interests and...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. In his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has moved aggressively to expand the authority of the executive branch, thereby upending our traditional system of checks and balances among the...
