Public Service Organizations and Unions File Updated Legal Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration Effort that Seeks to Make it Easier to Fire Civil Servants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Contact: Tim Whitehouse, (240) 247-0299, [email protected] [email protected] Public Service Organizations and Unions File Updated Legal Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration Effort that Seeks to Make...Letter re: Pesticide Provisions in Farm Bill
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senate and House Agriculture Committees opposing pesticide provisions in Farm Bill TO: House Agriculture Committee Chair Thompson, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Boozman, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Craig, and Senate...When Government Silences Its Own Workers, We All Lose
Last year, Dr. Shannon “SJ” Joslin — a ranger and biologist at Yosemite National Park — took part in a brief act of expression on one of America’s most iconic landscapes. On their day off, SJ and a group of friends unfurled a transgender pride flag on El Capitan for...New Investigation into Interior’s Use of Taxpayer Resources for Trump-aligned Freedom 250
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 26, 2026 Contact: Aaron Lloyd, (202) 367-9386, [email protected] Tim Whitehouse, (240) 247-0299, [email protected] New Investigation into Interior’s Use of Taxpayer Resources for Trump-aligned Freedom 250 Diversion of...Park Ranger Fired for Hanging Trans Pride Flag Sues Interior Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 23, 2026 Contact: Joanna Citron Day, (240) 247-3081, [email protected] Paula Dinerstein, (202) 265-6391, [email protected] Park Ranger Fired for Hanging Trans Pride Flag Sues Interior Department Lawsuit Seeks to Protect...PEERMail | Hijacking America’s Anniversary
As he has successfully done with the White House East Wing, the Kennedy Center, and other national monuments, President Trump is now working to hijack the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations. Last week, I testified before the House Natural Resources...Testimony on Freedom 250 and the Lack of Transparency in America’s Semiquincentennial
Last week, I testified before the House Natural Resources Committee about the growing role of Freedom 250, a private, Trump-aligned company, in planning the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations. My testimony followed reports that the Department of the...Comment – Proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Rule
DESCRIPTION: Comments on EPA Clean Water Act Section 401 proposal updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations TO: Lauren Kasparek, Environmental Protection Agency, Oceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division, Office of Water FROM: Alabama Rivers Alliance;...Letter re: Upper Price River Watershed Act of 2025
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee opposing S.3004, the Upper Price River Watershed Act of 2025 TO: Chairman Mike Lee, Ranking Member Martin Heinrich, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Members FROM: C 4Ever Green;...VIDEO | Testimony Before the House Natural Resources Committee (Feb 10, 2026)
House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations February 10, 2026 PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources at an oversight hearing titled All in for America250: Public-Private...PEERMail | PEER sues EPA, New Additions and More
This is a tough time to be a federal employee. The atmosphere at environmental, public lands, and public health agencies has become toxic, with employees enduring more than a year of inflammatory, insulting, untrue, and shockingly partisan attacks from their political...PEER Sues EPA After Agency Fails to Produce Evidence to Back up Zeldin’s Defamatory Remarks Against EPA Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Contact: Colleen Zimmerman (202) 464-2293 [email protected] Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] PEER Sues EPA After Agency Fails to Produce Evidence to Back up Zeldin’s Defamatory Remarks Against EPA...Webinar | Public Employees, Free Speech, and the Rise of Authoritarianism
Public Employees, Free Speech, and the Rise of Authoritarianism: Why it Matters for the Environment Over the past several decades, the government has increasingly sought to restrict government employees’ free speech rights and to close pathways through which...Government Lawyer and Investigator Aaron Lloyd Joins PEER as Senior Counsel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 29, 2026 Contact: Joanna Citron Day, (240) 247-3081, [email protected] Tim Whitehouse, (240) 247-0299, [email protected] Government Lawyer and Investigator Aaron Lloyd Joins PEER as Senior Counsel Washington, DC —...REPORT | Grazing Without Accountability
Report Summary Across the United States private companies graze livestock for profit on millions of acres of public land. Livestock grazing on public lands can degrade soils, reduce native plant diversity, alter water quality, and disrupt wildlife habitat, often...Trump admin clips EPA oversight amid deregulatory blitz
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