Home 9 The Trump Transition

The Trump Transition

This page is a collection of our ongoing efforts to track the incoming administration’s actions, along with some of the resources available for federal public employees who protect the environment, natural resources, and public health in these challenging and disturbing times.

Since 1992, PEER has fought to protect public employees who protect the environment. We have done this through Democratic and Republican administrations in a strictly non-partisan manner.

As we prepare for a second Trump administration, we are clear-eyed about the threats this administration will pose to our country’s civil service and the environment.  

PEER will step up our work to protect public employees by representing whistleblowers, defending government workers’ First Amendment rights, and upholding laws that govern the civil service and protect the environment, our natural resources, and public health.

In the past eight years, we have worked with employees in many federal agencies and their subdivisions, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Military.

We have also succeeded in protecting and strengthening environmental protections in difficult times.  We will continue this work in the years ahead.

LEARN MORE

Get Legal Advice

It is important that federal employees make informed decisions when confronting workplace situations that negatively affect the environment, natural resources, and public health. Let us know if you would like to speak with an attorney at PEER. Learn more»

Information is Power

PEER’s Legal Resource Center contains some of the tools that PEER uses to help address the concerns that public employees bring to us. Our job is to try to protect your career while addressing the underlying issue that caused you to reach out to PEER. Learn more»

The Environment Matters

As we face the climate change crisis, biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution, we partner with public employees and community groups to tackle today’s toughest environmental challenges. This work will continue, no matter who is president. Here is one example of why this work matters. Learn more»

SUBSCRIBE TO PEERMAIL Get informative commentaries, urgent action alerts, and the latest updates on our work.

"*" indicates required fields

First Name*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

By clicking subscribe, I consent to PEER storing my personal information per the privacy guarantee.

PEER’S PERSPECTIVE

STATEMENT | The Musk-Ramaswamy Plan to Overhaul Government

For a billionaire like Musk, whose businesses depend on government contracts, his new gig as head of DOGE will be another financial windfall. For those who want government to work well, the outlook is quite grim.

READ MORE NEWS ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

COMMENTARY | Musk and Ramaswamy: The Smartest Most Clueless Guys in the Room

An op-ed by the co-directors of the non-existent Department of Government Efficiency stands out for its sweeping ...

STATEMENT | The Musk-Ramaswamy Plan to Overhaul Government

For a billionaire like Musk, whose businesses depend on government contracts, his new gig as head of DOGE will be ...

GOP Sees Scientific Integrity Policies as Anti-Trump

House Chair Says EPA Scientific Integrity Program Will “Usurp” Agenda

PEERMail | Meeting the Trump Challenge in the Trenches

We know these times are tough. But at PEER we don’t shy away from a hard job or an important fight. The stakes are ...

STATEMENT | The Election of Donald Trump

It is clear that we are entering a new era of uncertainty and instability for the nation. Together, we are called ...

Feds Should Stifle Heritage Foundation Witch Hunt

Right-Wing Group’s Fleet of FOIAs Seeks Employee Personal Information

PEERMail | State Ballot Measures Take the Lead on Conservation

As a result of the looming national threat of Project 2025, many states are working to tighten their laws and ...

COMMENTARY | Project 2025: Are We Headed Toward An Extreme Public Lands Agenda?

Project 2025, the authoritarian playbook for a future Republican administration, would give the extraction ...
Phone: 202-265-7337

962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 610
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4453

Copyright 2001–2024 Public Employees for
Environmental Responsibility

PEER is a 501(c)(3) organization
EIN: 93-1102740