Ranchers, greens on edge as BLM rewrites grazing rule
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PEER | December 5, 2022
Last spring, the Western Watersheds Project released an online report showing that BLM failed to conduct an environmental analysis before renewing more than half of the grazing permits it approved last year, resulting in degraded rangelands (E&E News PM, March 23). That same month, the ...
PEERMail | Banning Lead Ammunition in National Parks
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PEER | November 29, 2022
One of the great tragedies of lead ammunition is the widespread poisoning it causes to wildlife ...
Groups petition to ban lead ammo and tackle in national parks
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PEER | November 28, 2022
Chandra Rosenthal with the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, said banning lead ammo and fishing tackle is an easy step for the federal government to take to meet its conservation goals. “This is not 1823, right? We’re going into 2023,” ...
Group seeks lead ban on NPS lands
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PEER | November 26, 2022
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility nonprofit group has filed a petition to ban the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on all property managed by the National Park Service, the Columbus-based Sportsmen’s Alliance reported in a news release. According to the ...
Groups petition to ban lead ammo and tackle in national parks
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PEER | November 23, 2022
Chandra Rosenthal with the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, said banning lead ammo and fishing tackle is an easy step for the federal government to take to meet its conservation goals. “This is not 1823, right? We’re going into 2023,” ...