PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse lays out steps that Congress and the National Park Service (NPS) can take to restore the status of our national parks as “America’s best idea.” Steps like re-igniting the Green Parks Program, curbing overcrowding, and...
Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots Reprinted with permission from Government Executive “The Environmental Protection Agency celebrated its 50th birthday last month. While most people at 50 are at their prime, this is not the case for EPA,...
When Donald Trump won in November of 2016, my first reaction was: “the Barbarians are at the gate.” Little did I think that four years later, that would turn into literal reality at the Capitol, in the frightening, deadly insurrection of January 6th. That was the most...
Looking Ahead on MLK Day Dr. Martin Luther King said in his famous Christmas Sermon of 1967, “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 15, 2021 Contact Kyla Bennett 508-230-9933 EPA Confirms PFAS in Aerial Pesticides Regulatory Loopholes Allow Massive Spread of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement...
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 14, 2021 Contact: Kirsten Stade [email protected] Chemical Safety Board Goes on Crony Binge Disgraced Ex-Louisiana Official Given Top Job by Trump Holdover Washington, DC — In the final days of the Trump administration, a small...
Pollution Enforcement Reviving Pollution Enforcement at the EPA Printable Download Available Here The strength of U.S. environmental laws is largely a function of the rigor by which they are enforced. However, under the Trump administration, anti-pollution...
“One of the final gifts of the Trump administration to industrial polluters was to give the green light for fertilizer manufacturers to sell their toxic waste for government road construction. This decision overturned a 31-year U.S. Environmental Protection...
If You Had Any Decency, You’d Resign Following the Trump-inspired mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol, a growing parade of high-ranking Trump officials have resigned. Within 24 hours, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Mick Mulvaney, special envoy to Northern Ireland...
In response to large groups of armed Trump followers storming the U.S. Capitol today, PEER’s Executive Director Tim Whitehouse has released the following statement: Armed and violent Trump followers have stormed the U.S. Capitol, destroyed federal...
Wheeler Trashes Science on His Way Out the Door at EPA EPA has just finalized a rule to get science out of the way of its work. The plan, in the form of a final rulemaking, has the splashy title, “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.” It would prohibit...
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Contact: Kirsten Stade [email protected] Justice Department Argues Trump Lost the Election DOJ Claims Suit Against Illegal Trump Appointees Will Be Moot on January 20th Washington, DC — While...
Extraordinary Year, Extraordinary Challenges For many public employees, 2020 was a year of adjustment – from working from home to maintaining a constant vigilance to keep family safe and healthy. At the same time, many public employees saw program and job cuts,...
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 28, 2020 Contact: Rick Steiner (907) 360-4503; Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028; Kirsten Stade [email protected] Arctic Refuge Becoming Oil & Gas White Elephant Desperate Last-Minute Government Maneuvers Denote Industry Disinterest...
For immediate release: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933; Kirsten Stade [email protected] New EPA Lead and Copper Rule Inadequate Final Rule Perpetuates Risk to Minority Communities Washington, DC – Yesterday, EPA...
A Holiday Present to the Constitution: Ten Steps to Ensure that Proper Leaders Run the Department of the Interior The Trump Administration is completing the most extensive pattern of abuse by any administration of the U.S. Constitution’s Appointments Clause,...
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 17, 2020 Contact: Kirsten Stade [email protected] Federal Industrial Safety Agency Withering Away Investigator Ranks and Recommendations Plummet under Absentee Chair Washington, DC — The federal agency charged...
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 18, 2020 Contact: Jeff Ruch (PEER) (510) 213-7028; Dan Hirsch (Committee to Bridge the Gap CBG) (831) 336-8003: Kirsten Stade [email protected] NRC Drops Plan to Deregulate Rad-waste Disposal Rare Reversal...
