During this Thanksgiving week, all of us at PEER want to thank government employees throughout the country for their dedication to serving the public. Since I came to PEER over five years ago, PEER has been honored to support the work of government employees,...
Originally published in and reprinted with permission of Common Dreams. This week, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-directors of a non-existent Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE), authored a Wall Street Journal op-ed outlining their vision for...
Tim Whitehouse, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued the following statement in response to Elon Musk’s plan to overhaul government. “Americans should brace for political chaos and a dramatic weakening of environmental...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 20, 2024Contact:Kyla Bennett (506) 230-9933 kbennett@peer.orgJeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org GOP Sees Scientific Integrity Policies as Anti-Trump House Chair Says EPA Scientific Integrity Program Will “Usurp” Agenda ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 13, 2024Contact:Paula Dinerstein (202) 265-6391 pdinerstein@peer.orgJeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org Court Orders Curbs on Air Tours Over SF National Parks FAA and NPS Embrace of Current Air Traffic Levels Ruled Inadequate...
As we digest the results from last week’s election, there can be no soft-pedaling of the results and consequences. A second Trump term will be devasting for public employees and the environment. Based on past actions and campaign promises, we can be confident that...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 7, 2024Contact:Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.orgMark Stechbart (650) 274.5193 mstechbart@msn.com Noisy Coast Guard Copters Hover Over Golden Gate Park No Permit, Noise Limits or Accident Response Plan for Training Exercises...
Friends, I am writing to share some of my thoughts on the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States and what this means for the values we share as an organization. The election of Donald Trump has set our country down a perilous and...
This commentary was originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of PEEReview. PEER is engaged in several efforts to prevent toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” from contaminating our food chain. Unfortunately, the...
In April 1995, right-wing extremists detonated a massive homemade bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more, making it one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. In the months...
The election next week will be momentous. The outcome will profoundly affect the civil service, the environment, and public health for generations to come. Here are a few articles that offer our perspective on some of the issues at stake: PEER’s Rocky Mountain...
This past week, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson announced he would sponsor a bill to remove trash incineration from the state’s definition of renewable energy. Ferguson’s announcement provides a glimmer of hope for improvements in the state’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2024Contact:Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org Dangerous Pollution Detected from Santa Susana Lab Boeing Suing to Block New Tighter Monitoring for PCBs and Other Toxics Washington, DC — New discharge readings show...
This commentary was originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of PEEReview. As the country builds out renewable energy projects, one important area of work for us is to ensure the proper siting of renewable energy projects and their dependent infrastructure. Our...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 17, 2024Contact:Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 twhitehouse@peer.org Feds Should Stifle Heritage Foundation Witch Hunt Right-Wing Group’s Fleet of FOIAs Seeks Employee Personal Information Washington, DC — The same right-wing...
A lot is at stake in the coming election. In an analysis of Project 2025, PEER’s Rocky Mountain Director, Chandra Rosenthal, looks at how Project 2025 would gut public lands and wildlife protections and weaken the pillars of our civil service. It is a lot worse than...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Colorado Governor Jared Polis regarding Colorado’s Clean Air Tools to Reduce Front Range Smog TO: Governor Jared Polis, State of Colorado FROM: 350 Colorado, Clean Energy Action, Colorado Jewish Climate Action, Center for Biological...
By now, you have heard of Project 2025, the authoritarian playbook for a future Republican administration to radically remake the Federal government. Project 2025 touches all facets of American life, from health care to education, the environment, and fiscal policy....
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel regarding the FCC’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures and the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) rules on implementing NEPA TO: Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 8, 2024Contact:Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 jruch@peer.org Biden Fails to Safeguard Federal Science from Trump Vaunted 3+ Year “Scientific Integrity” Initiative Limps Across Finish Line Washington, DC — A government-wide effort...
