Rocky Mountain

Director of Science Policy; Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Director

Kyla first became involved with PEER in the mid-1990s when she became a whistleblower herself. She previously worked at the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 for 10 years as a wetland permit reviewer and as the Region’s Wetlands Enforcement Coordinator. Kyla’s familiarity with science, the law, and the inner workings of state and federal governmental agencies enable her to assist public environmental employees throughout New England. She has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Connecticut and a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

Questionable Termination Undermines Climate Science

by Susan Sargent | May 5, 2020
University of Colorado-Boulder Serves Oil and Gas Special Interests ...

BLM Overrules Staff And Orders More Colorado Drilling

by Susan Sargent | February 6, 2020
Public Input and Governor’s Objections Ignored by DC-Based BLM Officials ...

Colorado Lags in Controlling Forever Chemicals

by Susan Sargent | December 19, 2019
Dangerous Levels of PFAS in Drinking Water Without Enforceable Limits ...

Critics Call BLM and USDA Relocations a Gambit to Sell Off Public Lands

by Susan Sargent | August 17, 2019
From: Sierra “The relocations also come saddled with environmental implications. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be headquartered in Colorado, a move critics say will help private interests wield influence over public lands. Meanwhile, parts of the ...

WOTUS Redefinition: New Mexico

by Kyla Bennett | August 1, 2019
Impact of Proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Redefinition on Wetlands and Waters in New Mexico ...
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