Climate and Energy

Staff Counsel

Monica received her law degree from Brooklyn Law School where she developed an interest in the connection between civil rights issues and environmental issues and was published in the Brooklyn Law School Journal of Law and Policy. Previously, she studied Philosophy at Northeastern University. Prior to joining PEER, Monica has worked at Earthjustice as a Summer Law Clerk and at a variety of state and federal agencies including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Monica enjoys biking around New York City, going to the farmer’s market, and making paella.

COMMENTARY | New Green Guides Must Address Renewable Energy

by Monica Mercola | April 26, 2023
Concern about climate change creates fertile ground for misleading marketing claims around renewable energy and other environmental issues ...

Waste Incinerators’ Toxic Output Should Be Reported

by PEER | April 3, 2023
Incinerator Chemical Releases Not Included in EPA Toxics Release Inventory ...

COMMENTARY | Speed Bumps on the Road to Sustainable Mining

by Guest Contributor | March 22, 2023
To transition from fossil fuels to electric transportation requires an increase in electric generating capacity and copper is the best conductor in the world ...

COMMENTARY | Suspend your disbelief—Minnesota Permitting Process Self-Corrects

by Hudson Kingston | March 21, 2023
An air pollution permit granted illegally in to a power plant in Minnesota has been suspended pending environmental review ...

Webinar | Our Health and Our Changing Climate

by PEER | March 16, 2023
Coffee Talk Webinar Series, Episode 4: A conversation with NIH research oncologist Dr. Christine Berg on the intersection of health and climate change. Watch the video ...

Supersonic Jet Climate Fears Not Relayed to NASA Brass

by PEER | February 28, 2023
“Major Concern” over Climate and Ozone from Independent Panel Buried ...