I’m excited to share some great news! Tony Irish, a longtime Department of the Interior attorney, has joined the PEER team as senior counsel. Tony comes to us after 21 years at Interior and brings an unmatched understanding of how the agency operates from the inside....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 13, 2026 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Andrew Sandoval, California District 5, Salinas City Council, [email protected] Call for California Crackdown on PFAS-Laden Pesticide...
When asked last September about the removal of climate-related signs and webpages from Acadia National Park, Deputy Press Secretary Aubrie Spady offered this explanation: the content came down because the administration “believes in only administering facts...
During Trump’s first term, the National Park Service was an area of malign neglect, without a confirmed director for all four years. For most of Trump 1.0, the national parks were ignored, but no longer. The worst park policy adopted during Trump’s first term affected...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 6, 2026 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse, (240) 247-0299, [email protected] EPA Alone Pursues Discipline Against Federal Workers Who Signed Dissent Letter FEMA, NIH, NSF, and NASA Took No Action or Reversed Discipline Against Letter...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Contact: Joanna Citron Day, (240) 247-3081, [email protected] Veteran Interior Department Attorney Tony Irish Joins PEER as Senior Counsel Washington, DC — Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 CONTACT Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] Sharp Dropoff in EPA Scientific Publications Fewer Scientists and Tighter Restrictions under Trump Washington, DC — During Trump’s second term, the number of...
Congress is finally feeling the heat for its deeply unpopular anti-environmental, anti-wildlife, and anti-government worker policies. Just last week, the House pulled a bill to gut the Endangered Species Act, and it has become clear that the president’s proposed...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 28, 2026 CONTACT Doug Gordon | [email protected] Following NYT Report That Revealed White House Ballroom Contractor Got a Sweetheart Deal on Lafayette Park Renovation, PEER Calls for Congressional Oversight and Public...
DESCRIPTION: Letter re: Congressional oversight of a renovation project being led by the National Park Service at Lafayette Park TO: Senator Mike Lee Chair, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Congressman Bruce Westerman Chair, House Committee on Natural...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 22, 2026 CONTACT Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Massive Interior Reorg Fails to Show Promised Savings Agency Has No Records of “Significant Efficiencies” from Restructuring Washington, DC — One year...
DESCRIPTION: Comments objecting the Federal Communications Commission’s approval for over fifty thousand Blue Origin orbital data center satellites TO: Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission FROM: Tim Whitehouse, Esq., Executive...
As we approach Earth Day on April 22nd, we are pleased to share a recently published commentary from guest contributor Keith Kozloff, Spending Time in Nature Builds Resilience: A Lesson from Rachel Carson. Keith recalls the extraordinary life of an unassuming United...
DESCRIPTION: Scoping Comments on BLM Utah 2026 Third Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment TO: Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office FROM: John W. Hiscock, JD; Chandra Rosenthal, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Public Employees...
To: Members of Congress As your concerned constituent, I’m writing to urge you to take immediate action to protect the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the public lands it stewards. On April 2nd, 2026, the Trump administration announced plans to relocate USFS...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 14, 2026 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Trump Grazing Policy: Leave No Cow Behind Mandate of “No Net Loss” of Commercial Livestock on Public Range Washington, DC — Even as the health of federal...
