Field Offices

Rocky Mountain PEER Director

Chandra, a Colorado native, serves as the Director of Rocky Mountain PEER. Formerly a staff attorney with Defenders of Wildlife specializing in endangered species and public lands issues, she has also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and, under a legal fellowship, worked on a Superfund site with the Department of Energy. “I view my job as helping the region’s public service professionals do their jobs of protecting the diverse and abundant natural resources of the Rockies,” states Rosenthal. Chandra earned her law degree in 1993 at the Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, where she focused her studies on environmental law.

Op-Ed: Science protections must be enforceable

by The Hill | September 6, 2020
“Recognizing that things have gotten so out of hand, Congress must enact new, strong enforcement mechanisms to free us from the grip of “alternative facts.” Failure to do so will mean we did not learn the hard lesson of the Trump experience and we have left the door open for it ...

PEER Testifies Before Colorado Oil and Gas Commission

by | September 4, 2020
Kyla Bennett testified in front of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission to require a robust analysis of the impacts of oil and gas development ...

NOAA to Reduce Right Whale Aerial Surveys

by | September 3, 2020
Eliminating Targeted Surveys Hampers Ability to Spot Whales in Distress ...

Beyond 2020: National Park Service

by | September 2, 2020
How the Park Service can continue to preserve the country’s natural and historical heritage for current and future generations ...

BLOG | BLM Needs a Future Far Brighter Than Its Past 

by | August 26, 2020
Under the Trump administration, BLM has declined even further than in previous decades. We hope for a brighter future for BLM, which is so needed ...

Op-Ed | End noncompetitive leasing of BLM lands for oil and gas exploration

by Grand Junction Sentinel | August 22, 2020
“What this process has done over the years is allow oil and gas interests to hoard land on the tiny chance they might develop it. During the Trump administration, land virtually given away in noncompetitive leases has more than doubled from 141,000 acres in 2017 to nearly 379,000 in ...
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