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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 7, 2025 CONTACT Joanna Citron Day (202) 876-6519 [email protected] Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Civil Service Appeal Backlog Ballooning Again Trump Monkeywrenches MSPB as Massive Reductions-in-Force Loom ...
DESCRIPTION: Comment to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in opposition to the Proposed Rule “Suitability and Fitness,” Docket ID: OPM-2025-0007, RIN 3206-AO84 TO: Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management FROM: PEER Senior Counsel Paula...
At a high-profile energy industry conference in March, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum denounced steps taken during the Biden administration to conserve federal lands and waters and withdraw them from economic activity to protect ecosystems and nearby communities. “Was...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 2, 2025 CONTACT Joanna Citron Day (202) 876-6519 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Trump Blinks on Loyalty Oath Essays for Job Applicants Essays on Advancing Trump Agenda Will Not Be Mandatory or “Scored”...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 1, 2025 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] EPA Putting Lab Animals Up for Adoption Research Cuts and Lab Closures Create Surplus of Experimental Subjects Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 1, 2025 CONTACT Joanna Citron Day (202) 876-6519 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] This Has Got to Be Trump’s Worst Nominee Special Counsel Nominee Is Nutty Sycophant Who Hates Civil Servants Washington,...
These are precarious times for individuals and groups whose work on environmental issues challenges powerful industries. Dr. Kyla Bennett, PEER’s Director of Science Policy, is experiencing this firsthand. Back in January, Polyloom Corporation – a manufacturer of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 25, 2025 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Trump’s Scientific “Gold Standard” Sets Absurdly Low Bar Political Control of Science Cemented in New Scientific Integrity...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 24, 2025 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 231-7028 [email protected] Joanna Citron Day (202) 876-6519 [email protected] Whistleblowing Surges as Avenues for Relief Dwindle Agencies for Protecting Whistleblowers are Decapitated and Downsizing ...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. The Trump administration’s evisceration of the federal agencies that protect our health and environment is a full-throttled attack on science that will set our nation back for years, if not...
