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.
PEER In Action
Explore what PEER is doing to make a difference.
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Sign our letter calling on Congress to speak out against attacks on endangered species and speak up in support legislation that advances wildlife protections.
Lawsuit
We’re taking the Trump administration to court to stop its plan to pack the civil service with political loyalists.
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Listen in as experts from PEER, the Environmental Protection Network, and special guests discuss what we can do to counter attacks on U.S. climate programs.
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Media Coverage
The Guardian
May 26, 2026
The idea that the administration is going to destroy its way out of the PFAS problem is “nonsensical”, said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA scientist. It parallels fossil fuel industry attempts to use unreliable carbon capture technology as a solution – both offer the appearance of meaningful action while allowing industry to continue to profit and pollute at the expense of public health….
The Latest Press Releases
Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Phoenix Ozone Pollution Waiver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 22, 2026 Contact: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, [email protected] Chandra Rosenthal, PEER,...
HUD Issues Stealth Waiver of Flood Protection Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 14, 2026 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal, (303) 898-0798, [email protected] Jeff Ruch, (510) 213-7028,...
Call for California Crackdown on PFAS-Laden Pesticide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 13, 2026 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Andrew Sandoval, California District...
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Working to Find Solutions
Learn how PEER tackles pressing challenges and delivers meaningful change
Featured Commentary The Intentional Vandalization of America’s National Parks
Under Burgum’s leadership, the National Park Service is being dismantled piece by piece—through political interference, workforce depletion, corruption, and the systematic erasure of American history.
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Featured Area of WorkPublic Lands & Wildlife
America’s commons are under assault from commercial pressures, lack of funding and the complicity of officials who are supposed to be our custodians.
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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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