Jeff DeBonis: PEER Origin Story
As a timber sale planner on Oregon’s Willamette National Forest in the late 1980s, Jeff came to the conclusion that the Forest Service was over-logging which would lead to the type of eco-degradation he had seen in Central America in the Peace Corps. He co-founded PEER ...
Teresa Chambers: The Honest Chief
Teresa waged a 7-year legal battle through PEER to overturn her termination for honestly answering a reporter’s questions as first female Chief of the U.S. Park Police. Her case created important protections for all national security and public safety whistleblowers ...
Ben Lomeli: Standing Up for Scientific Integrity
Ben called on PEER to assist his efforts to save Arizona’s San Pedro River from excessive groundwater withdrawals ...
John Fitzgerald: World Bank Whistleblower
In 2002, John was the sole analyst overseeing environmental compliance with U.S. participation in multinational development bank projects ...
Martha Hahn: Eco-Warrior
As the Director of Idaho BLM early in the GW Bush administration, Martha worked to protect fragile resources from destructive overgrazing and was targeted for removal by then-U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho). Craig denounced BLM’s decision to restrict grazing in Owyhee County, ...