Field Offices

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 | Dunn Landfill’s Environmental Injustice

by Monica Mercola | May 13, 2021
Dunn Landfill in New York impacts the residents of Rensselaer with problems like truck traffic, odor, dust and leachate ...

Federal Action Needed to Cut Colorado Air Pollution   

by PEER | May 10, 2021
Illegal Cherokee Plant Emission Permit Worsens Environmental Justice Gap ...

Alaska Red King Crab Dethroned by Scientific Fraud

by PEER | April 26, 2021
For 40 Years NOAA Inflated Population and Masked Disastrous Overfishing ...

Federal Land Give-Away to Las Vegas Opposed   

by PEER | April 9, 2021
Transfer Will Fuel Sprawl, Aggravating Water and Resource Woes ...

Another Gulf Deepwater Disaster Narrowly Averted

by PEER | April 5, 2021
Hurricane-Induced Drilling Emergency This Fall Only Now Coming to Light ...

Colorado Orders Staff to Ignore Air Pollution Violations  

by PEER | March 30, 2021
Air Modelers Request Federal Intervention and Whistleblower Protection ...