Rocky Mountain Director
Denver, CO
Phone: 202-265-7337 x501
rmpeer@peer.org
Twitter: @RockyMountPEER
Rocky Mountain PEER covers the states of the Rocky Mountain region. These states contain millions of acres of federally protected lands. These unique areas, which include Yellowstone National Park, Arches National Monument, the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area, Grand Teton National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park, bring countless visitors to the breathtaking landscapes that define the Rocky Mountains. Major environmental issues facing the region include habitat protection, roadless forests and wilderness areas, urban and suburban sprawl, and water issues.
Chandra Rosenthal, a Colorado native, heads up the office as Rocky Mountain PEER Director. Chandra, formerly staff attorney with Defenders of Wildlife specializing in endangered species and public lands issues, has also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and, under a legal fellowship, worked on a Superfund site with the Department of Energy.
“I view my job as helping the region’s public service professionals do their jobs of protecting the diverse and abundant natural resources of the Rockies,” states Rosenthal.
STORY MAP
Toxic Chemicals In Your Backyard
Environmental Protection Agency Data: Does it Point to Colorado as the PFAS Capital of the U.S.?
What’s New in the Rocky Mountain Region?
PEER IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
Colorado’s Air Pollution Program Broken and Adrift
State’s Air Quality Worsens While Cosmetic Changes Ignore Core Problems
Rampant Grazing Trespassing Goes Unpunished
Whistleblower Faces Suspension for Saying BLM Lacks “Gumption”
More Oil and Gas Wells Illegally Permitted in Colorado
Conservation groups petition EPA to step in and protect air quality
Colorado’s Air Quality Doomed to Get Worse
Gutted Reform Bill and New Regs Offer Nothing to Stem Downward Spiral
Commercial Air Tours to End at Mt. Rushmore & Badlands
Continued Swarms of Overflights Deemed Incompatible with Park Values
COMMENTARY | Questions About BLM’s Conservation Rule
There are serious concerns about many provisions of the new BLM conservation rule and its potential negative impact on public lands
BLM’s Sketchy Satellite-Based Range Management
Agency Sets the Stage to Renew 1, 372 Montana Grazing Allotments Renewed in One Fell Swoop – No NEPA
Gold Mine Expansion OK Shows Broken Air Permit Process
Colorado Refuses to Fix Major Underlying Flaws in Approving New Permit
Permit Renewal Shows BLM Not Serious on Range Reform
Despite Horrid Conditions No Recognition of Overgrazing or Climate Impact
COMMENTARY | Home on the Range: Wild Horses on Public Lands
Wild horses are given a bad reputation for damaging public lands but BLM data shows that livestock are the real problem.
REPORT | Bureau of Land Management Land Health Status – 11-09-2022 (PDF)
Huge swaths of BLM lands are failing fundamental land health standards with current livestock grazing management identified as a significant cause.
COMMENTARY | Countering the Western War on Wolves
A science-based approach to wolf and predator management is the key to restoring ecological balance in America’s Western lands.
Substantial PFAS Contamination Found in Pesticides in Colorado
Threat to Food Chain Justifies Colorado Ban of All Pesticides Containing PFAS
Colorado Balks at EPA Ozone Reducing Recommendations
State Resists Reforms Identified by Whistleblowers and Confirmed by EPA
EPA Validates Colorado Air Whistleblowers’ Charge
State Directed to Fix Illegal Permits and Cease Enabling Pollution Evasions
Op-Ed | An alarm is raised, little is done, and employees flee
Fed up with the state’s failure to regulate air permits, three state employees came forward about a year ago, but little has changed.
Opinion: An alarm is raised, little is done, and employees flee
Fed up with the state’s failure to regulate air permits and after years of quietly watching the quality of Colorado’s air decline, about a year ago three state employees bravely came forward. The whistleblowers called out the state Air Pollution Control Division for...
COMMENTARY | Colorado PFAS Prevention Act Passes
On May 11, 2022, the Colorado Legislature tackled the PFAS contamination crisis by passing one of the most comprehensive state bills restricting PFAS.
Denver Superfund Site May Be Leaching Toxic PFAS
Groups Seek State Testing and Monitoring at Lowry Landfill Superfund Site
VIDEO | Mapping the Range
BLM needs to create a central BLM geodatabase, coordinate all of the agency databases, complete and update all Land Health Standards evaluations.
