I wish I could ignore this, but I can’t. Senate Republicans are proposing to sell off millions of acres of public lands, impacting vast areas of western states and Alaska. This is part of an effort by the Trump Administration to loot the federal government to pay for...
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 Congress and the Trump administration to turn our public lands over to private commercial...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 18, 2025 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Jay Feldman (202) 255-4296 [email protected] Artificial Turf Company Hit with Big SLAPP Suit Polyloom Defamation Suit Targeted Non-Profit Educational...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 17, 2025 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Yellowstone Ensnared in Fiber-Optic Cable Boondoggle Millions in Fees Waived but Millions More Needed to Connect Park Facilities Washington, DC — In a cautionary tale...
Former probationary employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), illegally fired by the Trump administration, share their concerns about the agency’s future without their roles. They also reflect on what they could accomplish for the...
I am pleased to announce that Joanna Citron Day has joined PEER as its new General Counsel. Joanna is an environmental enforcement attorney with more than 20 years of experience within the Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 11, 2025 CONTACT Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] Trump Political Litmus Test for New Hires Is Illegal Mandatory Essay Asks Applicants How They Will Advance Trump Agenda Washington, DC — The Trump administration has...
In the months since Trump was inaugurated, the administration has sought to undermine democratic values and the rule of law, dismantle the civil service, and gut environmental and public health protections. Its efforts to consolidate power, suppress dissent, weaken...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 10, 2025 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse: (240) 247-0299; [email protected] Joanna Citron Day: (202) 876-6519; [email protected] Government Lawyer Joins PEER as New General Counsel DOJ, EPA, and Interior Alumna Brings 20+ Years of Experience...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 9, 2025 CONTACT Peter Jenkins (202) 265-4189 [email protected] Mass Involuntary Idling of Federal Employees Is Illegal Excessive Use of Administrative Leave Harms Civil Servants and Taxpayers Washington, DC — The Trump...
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...
