Chandra Rosenthal
Western Lands and Rocky Mountain Advocate

Chandra Rosenthal

Chandra, a Colorado native, serves as the Director of Rocky Mountain PEER. Formerly a staff attorney with Defenders of Wildlife specializing in endangered species and public lands issues, she 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. Chandra earned her law degree in 1993 at the Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, where she focused her studies on environmental law.

Treasured heritage at risk: The Old Spanish Trail

by Chandra Rosenthal | July 26, 2024
Despite the Old Spanish Trail's historical significance, BLM's controversial decision threatens to mar it with the blight of oil and gas development ...

BLM Unclear on Transparency

by Chandra Rosenthal | July 24, 2024
According to the latest Interior Department quarterly report on its backlog of unanswered FOIA requests, BLM leads as its least responsive agency ...

America’s Ailing Overgrazed Rangelands

by Chandra Rosenthal | July 17, 2024
The latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management paint a bleak picture of the ecological health of America’s public rangelands ...

What will BLM’s new Public Lands Rule Mean for Conservation?

by Chandra Rosenthal | April 26, 2024
The DOI's final Public Lands Rule was designed to elevate conservation to equal status with traditional energy development, resource extraction, and grazing. Here's our take on it ...

Midpoint of Minnesota DNR’s timber harvest plan means a time to reflect, examine future

by Chandra Rosenthal | April 4, 2024
Despite state laws which mandate that logging must prioritize wildlife needs, harvest quotas have proved to have a life of their own ...