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PEERMail | Positive Trend for Whistleblowers
Positive Trend for Whistleblowers Protecting whistleblowers is at the core of PEER’s work. That is why we are happy to see that in the past five years, whistleblower disclosures and retaliation complaints have fallen by more than forty percent, according to recently...
PEERMail | PEER Sues EPA to Uncover Toxic Health and Safety Data
One of the most important things we do is sue government agencies when they refuse to release important information necessary to protect the public’s well-being.
PEERMail | Federal Judge Upholds Removal of Louisiana Black Bear Protections
A judge has upheld the Fish and Wildlife Service’s removal of the Louisiana black bear from endangered species status.
PEERMail | Climate and Agriculture Heat Up
Please join us for a webinar on climate change and industrial agriculture. We will discuss the true impacts of animal agriculture, among other topics.
PEERMail | Help Shape Our Election Year Strategy
Help us shape our election year strategy as the right works to implement Project 2025 to gut the civil service and harm the environment.
PEERMail | An Important Whistleblower Victory
Over the years, we have written a lot about a USGS microbiologist’s whistleblower journey but this week we received a rare decisive victory.
PEERMail | A Surprising Victory on Toxic Plastics
In a surprise victory on toxic plastics containing PFAS, EPA ordered a company named Inhance to stop producing PFAS in its fluorination process of plastics.
PEERMail | Join Us This Giving Tuesday
#GivingTuesday is TODAY. I invite you to join us and make a meaningful impact by supporting PEER on this special day.
PEERMail | Is the Turf Tide Turning?
Communities have growing concerns about the use of this toxic, plastic grass on playing fields, playgrounds, parks, and backyards.
PEERMail | A National Park Service Blunder
Reducing plastic consumption is one of the most important things we can do as a nation to fight climate change and protect wildlife and human health.
PEERMail | A Gaping Climate Blind Spot
PEER is requesting intervention to jump-start the long-overdue environmental review of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
PEERMail | An Epic Journey You Won’t Want to Miss
Bloomberg Businessweek featured an epic quest by our Science Policy Director to uncover why her town’s drinking water was contaminated with PFAS.
PEERMail | Investing in the Earth
PEER relies on donations to make up over a quarter of our revenue and we were blown away by the generosity of PEER supporters this summer.
PEERMail | The Chilling Fight Behind Climate Change
The ability to cool our spaces has been one of humankind’s great achievements but it’s come at great cost to the atmosphere and overall climate health.
PEERMail | A Busy Summer is Winding Down
August has been quite a month for us – Logging in Minnesota, Grazing in Colorado, Scientific Integrity across the federal government
PEERMail | Holding Polluters Accountable
It takes constant oversight by advocacy groups to make sure the government holds polluters accountable.
PEERMail | Whistleblower Appreciation Day
Whistleblower Appreciation Day This year, National Whistleblower Day is on July 30th. We mark this day to recognize the important contributions whistleblowers make in safeguarding public health and the environment, supporting good governance, and strengthening our...
PEERMail | A Whistleblower’s Journey
For the past 30 years, PEER has worked to defend environmental whistleblowers and address the underlying environmental issues they bring to us
PEERMail | Wildlife Management: Alaska Edition
Effective, humane wildlife management is critical but Alaska is being hit with a double shot of poor management – in the sea and on land.
PEERMail | A Tempered Victory for Clean Air
EPA rejects a Trump-era proposal that would have lifted Clean Air Act regulations on two types of plastic recycling.