PEER in South Dakota

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 South Dakota’s whistleblower law

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

News Releases for South Dakota

August 21, 2007  AERIAL GUNNING BATTLE SHIFTS TO SOUTH DAKOTA — State Agents Crash Four Planes since 1998 as Accident Toll Mounts Nationally

April 18, 2006  FEDERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM SURMOUNTS LOCAL OPPOSITION — Court Rules South Dakota Zoning Board Cannot Block Stream Buffers

February 16, 2006  FEDERAL FARM CONSERVATION PROGRAM SPARKS LOCAL RESISTANCE — Court Battle for Farmer to Plant Trees on His Own Land; Stream Buffer Rebuffed

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PEER does not have a South Dakota 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.