West Virginia

PEER's environmental work is solely directed by the needs of its members. As a consequence, we have the distinct honor of serving resource professionals who daily cast profiles in courage in cubicles across the country.

Find out about West Virginia's whistleblower law

News Releases for West Virginia

FRACKING FLUIDS - THE DEEPER, THE DIRTIER

New Study Finds Bottom-of-Barrel Flowback Fluids Much More Contaminated

FRACKING FLUIDS POISON A NATIONAL FOREST

New Study Details Changes in Soil Chemistry and Devastation of Trees and Plants

OBAMA GAG ORDER ON FEDERAL WORKERS LIKE THOSE UNDER BUSH

Forest Service Staff Forbidden from Talking to National Media or on National Issues

OIL AND GAS DRILLING LABELED MAJOR THREAT TO EASTERN FORESTS

U.S. Forest Service Flying Blind on Drilling Impacts Yet Still Issues More Permits

GAS DRILLING DIVIDES ANOTHER NATIONAL FOREST

Damage to Endangered Bat Caves and Toxic Pits Plague Monongahela NF

WHISTLEBLOWER UNDERGOES ORDEAL BY APPEAL

Third Trip to U.S. Fourth Circuit for Park Service Asbestos Hero

FOREST SERVICE STIFLED ECOLOGICAL HISTORY

Ignores Own Ecological Records



    PEER does not have a West Virginia field office, but if you would like to start one, let us know.

    As a service organization, PEER relies on current or former agency employees to point out issues to work on. If you work for a resource management agency, and you struggle with:

    • political interference with science-based decisions,
    • undue influence of industry into permitting decisions,
    • a management hostile to the conservation views of staff,
    • censorship of job-related opinions, or anti-government threats from your community

    PEER can help!
    Our job is to deliver the problem to your agency decision-makers and the public while protecting the anonymity of the messenger. This may be as simple as a letter from PEER to your supervisor that says, "we're watching," or as complex as a legal challenge to your administration. To see examples of common tactics we've used in other states, check out our agency surveys, white papers and news releases.

    As with all of our work, every project is employee directed. That means you call the shots.

    For more information, contact PEER at info@peer.org or (202) 265-7337.