On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, EPN partnered with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and Next Interior for a webinar discussing the threats to environmental protection and public employees during the rise of authoritarianism. Speakers included EPN Senior Director for Policy & Public Affairs Peter Murchie; PEER Executive Director and EPN volunteer Tim Whitehouse; Next Interior Executive Director Jacob Malcom; and other representatives and counsel from PEER. Nine months into the second Trump administration, it is essential to recognize that the fate of protecting public employees and the environment is inextricably linked to the ability to call out and push back on the rise in authoritarianism and promote democratic values in our country.
Watch the full webinar here.