Press Releases

Leavitt Asked to Intervene on BP Permit

Supporters Decry Two Months of

Washington, DC — U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers today petitioned the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to reinstate her immediately, according to legal filings released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In her request for emergency intervention, Chambers’ lawyers argue that actions taken to prevent her from communicating with Congress or the…

Park Service Ignoring Letter and Spirit of the Wilderness Act

Former Navy Whistleblower Now an Investigator & Advocate

Environmental Appeals Office Shut Down

Need for New Locks Fading

In Return for Control of Media and Congressional Communication

International Association of Chiefs of Police Is Latest to Weigh In

Dramatic population decline and new development prompt ESA listing proposal

Her Complaint Filed Three Hours Before Gag Order Issued

Park Police Chief Also Invokes 1st Amendment & Whistleblower Rights

Marsing Move to Force Boise Staff Resignations

Employee Survey Registers Rampant Fear of Reprisal; Staff Say Agency Is Headed in the Wrong Direction

Christian Fundamentalist Influence on Park Service Decisions “Faith-Based Parks” Decried

Review Urges Cutback in Security Details, Better Case Tracking and Outside Audit

Groups Petition to End

NAS Tells Corps to Take Controversial Project Back to the Drawing Board

Survey Cites Lack of Candor, Fear of Retaliation

Economic Plan on Controversial $2.5 Billion Project Flawed