PEER in District of Columbia

PEER's environmental work is solely directed by the needs of its members. As a consequence, we have the distinct honor of serving resource professionals who daily cast profiles in courage in cubicles across the country.

Find out about District of Columbia’s whistleblower law

Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for District of Columbia:


News Releases for District of Columbia
May 14, 2009  TERESA CHAMBERS FINALLY TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS — Long Ordeal of “Honest Chief” Underscores Need to Reform Whistleblower Laws
May 12, 2009  WHITE HOUSE GRAPPLES WITH HOW TO ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY — New Whistleblower Protections and Other Rules Slated for President’s Desk by July
October 20, 2008  U.S. PARK POLICE CHIEF JOB VACANT AGAIN — Latest Resignation Punctuates Ongoing Turmoil, Shortages and Political Interference
October 14, 2008   FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENCIES ORDERED TO IGNORE GLOBAL WARMING — No Review of New Greenhouse Gas Pollution for Impact on Species or Habitat
October 1, 2008  EPA DROPS PLAN FOR PESTICIDE ENDORSEMENTS AND CAUSE MARKETING — Loophole Left for Case-by-Case Okays of Label Pesticide Pitches, Plugs and Logos
September 29, 2008  SHUTTERED EPA LIBRARIES OPEN DOORS TOMORROW AFTER TWO YEARS — EPA Headquarters and Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City Regional Libraries Re-Open
September 22, 2008  EPA DELAYS EXPERIMENTS EXPOSING CHILDREN TO CHEMICALS — Studies Modeled on Infamous CHEERS Underline Enduring Ethical Uncertainties
June 30, 2008  SUPREME COURT DECISION SCRAMBLES NATIONAL PARK FIREARM PLAN — Many State Laws Will Be Subject to Legal Challenge and Uncertainty
June 16, 2008  EPA LIBRARY ON EFFECTS OF NEW CHEMICALS WILL REMAIN CLOSED — Four Key Committee Chairs Ask GAO to Review EPA Library “Restoration” Plans
June 9, 2008  EPA MISDEEDS ON TRIAL IN OMBUDSMAN WHISTLEBLOWER HEARING — Witnesses Detail 9/11 Contamination, Toxic Fertilizer and Litany of Other Failings
September 27, 2007  WHITE HOUSE DECLARES SCIENCE PRIORITIES FOR FY 2009 — Engineering over Environment, Applied over Basic, Corporate over Public
August 16, 2007  RICHARDSON IS ONLY CANDIDATE TO PLEDGE OPEN GOVERNMENT — Huckabee Says No to Pledge but Other Candidates Are Still Thinking
June 26, 2007  BAD AIR AT INTERIOR HQ RECONSTRUCTION ADMITTED — Previous Assurances of Safe Conditions to Employees, Congress and Media Untrue
May 31, 2007  NEW HEALTH REPORT CONFIRMS SICK INTERIOR HEADQUARTERS — Workers “Intentionally” Exposed to Chemical Vapors, Smoke and Debris Dust
March 5, 2007  OSHA THREATENS SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT INTERIOR HQ — Interior Must Prove That Hazards Have Been Abated or Face OSHA Intervention
February 21, 2007  INTERIOR HQ IS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE TO WORK — Scathing Building Audit Finds Major Safety, Health and Environmental Violations

PEER does not have a District of Columbia chapter, but if you would like to start one, let us know.

As a service organization, PEER relies on current or former agency employees to point out issues to work on. If you work for a resource management agency, and you struggle with:

  • political interference with science-based decisions,
  • undue influence of industry into permitting decisions,
  • a management hostile to the conservation views of staff,
  • censorship of job-related opinions, or
    • anti-government threats from your community

PEER can help!
Our job is to deliver the problem to your agency decision-makers and the public while protecting the anonymitiy of the messanger. This may be as simple as a letter from PEER to your supervisor that says, "we're watching," or as complex as a legal challenge to your administration. To see examples of common tactics we've used in other states, check out our agency surveys, white papers and news releases.

As with all of our work, every project is employee directed. That means you call the shots.

For more information, contact PEER at info@peer.org or (202) 265-7337.