PEER’s Action in Maintaining Good Governance
Public servants are under attack and government is failing in many of its basic functions. That is why PEER insists on high ethical standards, professionalism, accountability, and public participation in decisions that affect public health, the environment and natural resources. We fight for the strengthening of laws affecting open records, whistleblower protections, data quality, and government oversight. We are fierce litigators of freedom of information laws and often call on Inspectors General to investigate government malfeasance.
We use all the tools available to us to help public employees right environmental wrongs and to build the foundation for lasting, positive change.
Restoring Science, Protecting the Public: 43 Steps for the Next Presidential Term
To successfully emerge from the pandemic, we must rebuild not only the government’s scientific capacity but also the public’s trust in the government’s ability to provide reliable information and make decisions that protect our health and well-being. This series of memos provides concrete steps the next administration can take—without significant costs—to make government more effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable. These are principles of good government. Read More>>
Read Restoring Science, Protecting the Public: 43 Steps for the Next Presidential Term
Freedom of Information Act
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Administrative Rule-Making
Administrative Procedure Act is the foundational statute for the modern administrative state.
Scientific Integrity Policies by Agency
These policies were mandated to protect the scientific community.
Public Record Laws by State
FOIA records include information on exemptions to disclosure, access rights, and destruction of public records.
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Fish & Wildlife Service Hiding Influence of Refuge Driller
Federal Court Asked to Force Government to Release Records
Army Knew Alaska Base Family Housing Site Was Toxic
Audit Found Civil and Criminal Liability at Taku Gardens But No Action Taken
Federal Wildlife Report Censored
Highly Redacted Inspector General Report Posted on Official Website
EPA Library on Effects of New Chemicals Will Remain Closed
Four Key Committee Chairs Ask GAO to Review EPA Library “Restoration” Plans
Army’s $100 Million Housing From Hell: Alaska’s Taku Gardens
Responsibility Evaded for Uninhabitable Base Family Housing Atop Weapons Dump
Closed EPA Libraries to Return in Lavatory-Sized Spaces
Political Appointee Asserts Control over All Libraries, Repeals 30-Year-Old Manual
New Jersey Chemical Plant Plan Has Only Voluntary Standards
Corzine Administration Caves on Governor’s Signature Environmental Issue
National Wildlife Refuges Severely Shortchanged
Acre-for-Acre, Refuges Get 17 Cents for Every Dollar Spent on National Parks
Florida Waives Water Pollution Reporting Rules
Industry Told Not to Bother Submitting Data Qualifiers on Pollution Reports
Unclear on the Concept
Arizona Historic Officer Defaces Historic Site