Last week, the remnants of a Pacific typhoon hit the west coast of Alaska with devastating results. Former Typhoon Halong brought hellacious winds and a coastal surge several feet above the highest tides ever recorded. The storm broadsided two Native villages, washing...
President Trump has announced that RIF (Reduction in Force = mass firing) notices are going out to federal employees who are not working during the government shutdown. People/citizens who have no choice – have been ordered to not come to work – people who love and...
PEER is praising a decision yesterday by a federal judge immediately halting the Trump Administration’s illegal firing of federal workers during the shutdown. The Trump administration’s attempt to fire thousands of federal workers during a government shutdown was...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Federal Court Ruling Halting Illegal Firings of Federal Workers Statement of PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse on the decision by a federal judge...
During the government shutdown in 2019, people vandalized historic sites and sawed down protected Joshua Trees after national parks remained open with extremely reduced staff, despite pleas from park staff and other groups to keep them closed. During this shutdown,...
Environmental Protection, Public Service, and the Rise of Authoritarianism After nine months of the Trump administration, it is important to recognize the moment we are in – one where the fate of our work protecting public employees and the environment is...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on the Petition for Rulemaking to Update Part 1, Subpart I of The Commission’s Rules Implementing NEPA TO: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) FROM: Tim Whitehouse, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility DATE: April 16, 2025 TAGS:...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 7, 2025 Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Trump Administration Plan To Not Pay Furloughed Federal Employees Is “Illegal and Morally Corrupt” In response to news reports that the Trump...
Are we on a steady slide to authoritarian rule in the United States? The Supreme Court, whose 2025-2026 Term began on October 6, has set the stage for such a descent in a series of quick rulings that favored President Trump over the last nine months. A key guardrail...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 6, 2025 Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] Trump Shutdown Messaging Is Illegal Propaganda Criminal Prosecution for Misuse of Funds Unlikely by Partisan DOJ Washington, DC — After the...
Buckle up, because we’re entering unprecedented territory with this latest government shutdown. This shutdown is not just a budget standoff – it’s being weaponized to consolidate power in the Executive Branch at the direct expense of the American people. Federal...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Contact: Tim Whitehouse (240) 247-0299 [email protected] We’re Entering Unprecedented Territory With This Shutdown Trump Likely To Use It To Consolidate And Abuse Power Statement of Tim Whitehouse, Executive...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Contact: Laura Dumais (202) 792-1277 [email protected] Court Blocks Action on PFAS in Sewage Sludge Fertilizers Decision Leaves Communities Vulnerable to Toxic Pollution Washington, DC — A federal district...
In response to the Trump administration’s threat to conduct mass firings of government employees if there is a government shutdown, Tim Whitehouse, Executive Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued the following statement: “The American...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected]; Jeff Ruch (510) 213-7028 [email protected] EPA Perpetuates Scientific Fraud in Pesticide Cancer Risks More Than 3 Years after IG Report, EPA Has Not Made...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Contact: Kyla Bennett (508) 230-9933 [email protected] En Masse Departure of EPA’s Top Scientists World’s Leading Scientists Departing Public Service This Month Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on proposed rule: “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards,” 90 Fed. Reg. 36288 (Aug. 1, 2025), Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194 TO: US EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin FROM: Democracy Forward; Climate...
A recent series of dissent letters signed by employees across the federal government documents the devastation this administration is inflicting on public health, safety, and the environment. It’s up to Congress and the public whether they choose to listen. Decimation...
DESCRIPTION: Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on how the Commission should update and streamline its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules TO: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) FROM: Tim Whitehouse, Public Employees for Environmental...
Calling climate change “a hoax,” President Trump sought a billion dollars in campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry to make good on his promises to jettison climate regulations. Now, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is...
