National parks to phase out single-use plastics

by PEER | June 8, 2022
Chandra Rosenthal, who leads the Rocky Mountain office for the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, also said the agencywide order was heartening. “We hope that in practice the agencies move more quickly than the mandated 10-year phaseout, so we will continue to push ...

E-Bikes Are Everywhere, Should They Be Allowed on Trails?

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Efforts to allow e-bikes on trails have already drawn significant pushback, likely offering a preview of the debates to come. When the Trump administration announced a plan to allow all e-bikes on trails allowing bikes at national parks, a group called Public Employees for Environmental ...

Newsom Muscling Boeing Sweetheart Deal Through

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Water Board Chair Replaced by Former Boeing Consultant Before Hearing ...

Debate continues over future of embattled Dunn landfill in Rensselaer

by PEER | June 7, 2022
In March, The Rensselaer School Board joined the call to shut the landfill down, and recently held a public informational meeting with the Rensselaer Environmental Coalition at Rensselaer High School on Dunn’s permit renewal process, aimed at getting more people to participate. The ...

Proliferation of e-bikes raises question of whether they should be on trails

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Efforts to allow e-bikes on trails have already drawn significant pushback, likely offering a preview of the debates to come. When the Trump administration announced a plan to allow all e-bikes on trails allowing bikes at national parks, a group called Public Employees for Environmental ...
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