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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Protecting public employees
who protect our environment,
natural resources, & public health

Who We Are

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.

What We Do

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.

Why It Matters

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.

Helping Public Employees

Are you a current or former public employee seeking legal help with an environmental, public lands, public health, or whistleblower issue in your agency? All inquiries are confidential.
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PEER In Action

Explore what PEER is doing to make a difference.

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Webinar

The Midterms and Beyond

PEER leadership previews plans for the next two years and explores the environmental and governance issues facing our organization, movement, and country.

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Lawsuit

PEER Sues for Transparency

We’re taking the Department of the Interior to court for refusing to release key documents related to President Trump’s controversial Freedom 250 initiative.
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Project

Environmental Enforcement Transparency Project

A new online search portal gives the public direct access to EPA enforcement records in a searchable, centralized format.

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The Latest News

Media Coverage

The Washington Post

Trump orders up cameras to monitor construction projects for ‘vandals’

October 22, 2026

Tony Irish, senior counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, criticized the Interior Department for launching surveillance systems to “recognize, record and track” visitors and residents.

Trump has said that he regrets not putting up cameras earlier.

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Working to Find Solutions

Learn how PEER tackles pressing challenges and delivers meaningful change

Featured CommentaryDoug Burgum’s Destruction of Interior

Doug Burgum isn’t simply shrinking the Department of the Interior. He is actively working to destroy it.

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Featured Area of WorkScientific Integrity

All too frequently, government leaders interfere with the work of scientists when it threatens powerful interests.

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Featured Wins Successes

For over 30 years, we’ve worked to protect government whistleblowers and earn environmental victories across the nation.

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