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PEER is a nonprofit organization that protects the rights of public employees and elevates their voices on important environmental issues. Learn about our history and meet our experts.
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We defend government employees, including whistleblowers, free of charge. We expose government wrongdoing and work to strengthen environmental protections for all. Learn how we work.
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Our democracy is under attack like never before. Our work protecting the civil service and the environment is an essential part of a long-term battle to defend our nation’s values, and our future.
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CNBC
July 3, 2026
CNBC’s Luke Fountain is at the Great American State Fair on the Washington Mall for celebrations of the nation’s 250th Independence Day. Freedom 250, the sponsor of the state fair, has become politicized because the Trump administration has pushed many events through that, rather than America 250, a bipartisan group created by Congress. PEER Senior Counsel Aaron Lloyd comments on the pay-to-play politics around Freedom 250 that PEER helped expose, along with the Department of the Interior’s involvement with the initiative.
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Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 8, 2026 CONTACT Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, [email protected] Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal...
Gray Whales Suffering “Catastrophic Mortality Event”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 7, 2026 CONTACT Rick Steiner | (907) 360-4503 | [email protected] Kyla Bennett | (508) 230-9933...
Illegal Trump Loyalty Oaths Disrupt Federal Hiring
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 30, 2026 CONTACT Joanna Citron Day | (202) 876-6519 | [email protected] Tim Whitehouse | (240) 247-0299...
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The Scandal Around America’s Birthday
Just ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, Executive Director Tim Whitehouse testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution about corruption and self-dealing involving Freedom 250.
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Featured Area of WorkPublic Lands & Wildlife
America’s commons are under assault from commercial pressures, lack of funding and the complicity of officials who are supposed to be our custodians.
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For over 30 years, we’ve worked to protect government whistleblowers and earn environmental victories across the nation.
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