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.
Freedom of Information Act
Open access to public records is a critical part of ensuring government is held accountable.
Federal Vacancies Reform Act
Administrative Rule-Making
Administrative Procedure Act is the foundatonal statute for the modern administrative state.
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NOAA Nominee Myers Misleads Congress on Sexual Harassment Investigation
Employee Group asks Congress to Hold Nomination
National Park Service Accused of Illegal Appointment
PEER Asks Inspector General to Reject David Vela as Deputy Director of Operations
Senate Confirms Monumentally Bad Pick to Lead Interior
Former Oil and Gas Lobbyist Sets New Low Bar for Regulatory Capture
Grand Teton Cell Mega-expansion Violates Law and Policy
Inspector General Asked to Include 13-Tower Grand Teton Plan in Ongoing Review
Bernhardt’s Bad Actors
Eight political appointees are leading most of the Department of the Interior bureaus without the required “advice and consent” of the Senate.
The Woman from Monsanto Inside Interior
Former Executive Had Hand in Lifting GMO and Pesticide Bans in Refuges
BLM Commercial Grazing Program Goes Underground
Agency Stops Posting Performance Data and Hides Basic Programmatic Information
Bernhardt Surrounded by Illegitimate Acting Officials
Confirmation for Appointee Subverting Senate’s Advice and Consent Power
Park Service to Cut Law Enforcement Ranger Training
Moving from National Training Academy to Shorter Courses at Non-NPS Facilities
PEERMail: David Bernhardt and the Banality of Evil
As disturbing Trump appointees go, Scott Pruitt at EPA is hard to top. Well, somebody else who has that potential is awaiting confirmation – David Bernhardt as Secretary of Interior.
