PEER Blog

After four years of deceit under the Trump administration, it is time to restore confidence in government, including in the Senate confirmation process ...

Biden’s Approach to Climate Disruption: What Will It Mean for Federal Agencies? President Biden has called for a “whole of government” approach (WGA) to addressing climate disruption. How would this approach help bend down our nation’s carbon emissions trajectory? What might it ...

The Trump Administration went out of its way to violate “good government” laws and norms. Here's a list of their worst "Dirty Dozen" abuses ...

The strength of pollution regulation in the U.S. relies on enforcement, and the agency in charge is falling down on the job ...

Following the Trump-inspired mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol, a growing parade of high-ranking Trump officials have resigned ...

In response to large groups of armed Trump followers storming the U.S. Capitol today, PEER’s Executive Director Tim Whitehouse has released the following statement: Armed and violent Trump followers have stormed the U.S. Capitol, destroyed federal property, attacked police officers ...

The new rule is an attempt to restrict EPA’s ability to rely on science when taking regulatory actions or making science-based decisions ...

A guide for the Biden administration to avoid repeating the Trump administration's unlawful actions in making appointments in the Interior Department ...

In Praise of COVID Whistleblower Rebekah Jones  Yesterday, the home of COVID whistleblower Rebekah Jones was raided by Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents who pointed guns at her family and children and confiscated her computer and other electronic equipment, including ...

We need Congress and the EPA to stop the introduction of PFAS into the environment and our water sources to protect public health ...

The need to employ public sector reformers has not been more acute nor has the community of reformers/whistleblowers been so large ...

The U.S. needs to catch up on pesticide regulation, through updates to laws and a political commitment to getting rid of the worst offenders ...

Winter snow guides in Yellowstone protest pandemic response in managed Yellowstone National Park, six guides were fired as a result ...

Giving political appointees the ability to easily hire and fire civil servants in policy positions put the American people at risk by politicizing the civil service ...

With the White House still pushing to “reopen” at all costs, essential workers will continue to pay the highest prices in the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Redefining "habitats" makes it much harder for federal agencies to protect endangered aquatic species in an age of warming oceans ...

A federal court in Montana is now determining which of William Pendley's actions as illegal head of the BLM should be invalidated ...

Should we be using pesticides when spraying for mosquitoes that may compromise someone’s respiratory system during a pandemic ...

The EPA’s Formaldehyde Report has still not seen the light of day, despite what the EPA says ...

Judge rules WIlliam Pendley cannot serve as a de facto Director of the BLM despite the anemic arguments to the contrary by David Bernhardt ...