PEER in Oregon

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 Oregon’s whistleblower law

Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Oregon:


News Releases for Oregon
January 24, 2007  9TH CIRCUIT FINDS ATTEMPT TO CLOSE FISH PASSAGE CENTER ILLEGAL — Bonneville Power Ordered to Keep Independent Monitor on Columbia-Snake Rivers
March 18, 2006  APPEALS COURT EXTENDS FISH PASSAGE CENTER CONTRACT — Eleventh Hour Order Keeps Fish Experts on Job; Objective Science to Continue
March 16, 2006  ATTEMPT TO AXE FISH PASSAGE CENTER IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL — Lawsuit Says Idaho Senator Guilty of Witness Intimidation
January 23, 2006  LEGAL ACTION TO SAVE FISH PASSAGE CENTER — Effort to Keep Fish Experts on Job, Despite Maneuver to Zero-Out Budget
January 10, 2005  NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS GROUP RELEASES "A REPORTER'S GUIDE TO WILDLAND FIRE" — "We need to learn how to live with wildland fire" Wildland Firefighters Seek to "Change the Debate"

PEER does not have a Oregon 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.