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PEER Seeks Investigation into Billions in Big Bend Border Contracts
August 19, 2026
DHS Inspector General Asked to Examine Political Influence, Contractor Selection, and Lack of Oversight
Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands
August 17, 2026
Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America’s public lands
Interior Department Leaders Must Now Be Held Accountable for Reflecting Pool Debacle
August 1, 2026
PEER Calls on the Interior Secretary to Answer for No-Bid Contract Failure, Botched Renovation, and Abuse of Power in Prosecution of Innocent Citizen
PEER: OPM Rule Creates Back Door Around Federal Workforce Protections
July 29, 2026
Proposed Rule Would Gut Reduction in Force Protections and Violate the Administrative Leave Act
New Report Finds Majority of Florida Waterways Fail Water Quality Standards
July 28, 2026
State Pollution Enforcement Actions Remain Near Historic Lows as Population Explodes
PEER Comments in Opposition to OPM-MSPB “Promoting Employee Accountability” Rule
July 23, 2026
Rule is Part of a Broader Effort to “Return Our Government to the Spoils System”
PEER Warns OMB Grant Proposal Would Institutionalize Corruption and Destroy American Science
July 13, 2026
Administration Seeks Complete Political Control Over Federal Grant Funds
EPA’s Dire Fear of Addressing Microplastic Pollution
EPA Engineer Fired after Asking for Microplastic Monitoring in Permit
Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals
July 8, 2026
FCC must provide oversight and conduct a thorough review of the risks and impacts of these projects to ensure they are not causing irreparable environmental harm to our planet.
Gray Whales Suffering “Catastrophic Mortality Event”
July 7, 2026
Strandings So Far in 2026 Setting a Deadly Pace
Illegal Trump Loyalty Oaths Disrupt Federal Hiring
June 30, 2026
Official Who Approved Job Applicant Essays Nominated as Special Counsel
Industrial Chemical Accidents Rise Amid Safety Rollbacks
June 29, 2026
Up More Than 50% Since 2021; Fatalities & Injuries Up 20% in Last Year
Court Declines to Limit SF Bay Area Park Overflights
June 25, 2026
2,700 Flights Across Golden Gate, Pt. Reyes, SF Maritime & Muir Woods
Unraveling the Scandals Surrounding America’s Anniversary Celebration
June 24, 2026
PEER Executive Director Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Freedom 250
PEER and Civil Service Law Center Continue Fight for Fired Yosemite Ranger’s Free Speech Rights at the Office of Special Counsel After Court Dismisses Related Case on Procedural Grounds
June 18, 2026
PEER and the Civil Service Law Center will continue to represent Dr. Joslin during the OSC process and any continuing court action as part of their effort to defend the free speech rights of federal employees.
PEER Sues Interior Department for Hiding How it Decides What American History to Rewrite
June 17, 2026
Agency Stonewalls FOIA as it Strips History from Public Lands
PEER Calls on OPM to Withdraw Proposed Government-Wide NDA, Warning It Is Illegal, Deceptive, and a Threat to Democracy
June 16, 2026
Comments Filed Today Expose a Sweeping Gag Order Built on Contradictions, Legal Violations, and an Effort to Silence Dissent in the Federal Workforce
Department of Energy Veteran Joins PEER’s Board
June 11, 2026
Michele Boyd Brings 20+ Years of Energy and Environmental Expertise
PEER Urges Probe of Great American State Fair Fundraising
June 9, 2026
Questions Raised About USDA Funding of 250th Anniversary Events
Video Shows how Chemical Safety Reviews Weakened
June 8, 2026
EPA Staff Coached on Getting to “Yes” to Dismiss Unreasonable Health Risks