The Forest Service Is Moving to Utah. Here’s What That Means for Our Public Lands.
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PEER | April 18, 2026
But conservation groups like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) warn that closing specialized research stations from Alaska to Florida cripples the agency’s ability to understand local forest diversity and combat climate change. Sweeping changes could isolate groups ...
Forest Service plan to close research stations stokes fear as wildfire season approaches
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PEER | April 17, 2026
“It’s not streamlining, it’s dismantling,” said Chandra Rosenthal, Western lands and Rocky Mountain advocate with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that defends whistleblowers in the federal service. “It’s going to really impact how the Forest Service ...
Field of debate: Turf proposal stirs dialogue, pushback
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PEER | April 16, 2026
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy and Northeast and mid-Atlantic director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, cautioned the smaller crowd that just because something may be within the legal limits for PFAS, it doesn’t mean it’s safe. “Every lab report that I ...
PEERMail | Rachel Carson and Earth Day
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Learn about the extraordinary life of Rachel Carson, an unassuming U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service marine biologist credited with sparking the modern environmental movement ...
Comment – BLM Utah 2026 Third Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment
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PEER | April 15, 2026
Scoping Comments on BLM Utah 2026 Third Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment ...