Public lands need public voices; comment now on new BLM rules
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Lilley Gallagher | July 9, 2026
Public lands belong to all of us — we should all have a say in how they’re managed. Yet, a proposed rule from the Bureau of Land Management threatens to strip the public out of public land decisions, prioritizing business considerations over the health of western rangelands ...
Ruination of Public Lands: All Uses, Everywhere, All the Time, Without Limit
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Jeff Ruch | July 8, 2026
Donald Trump will certainly not go down in history as the Conservation President. At the current rate, his legacy will be as our first Despoiler-in-Chief ...
Is Our Legal System Ready to Grant Rights to Nature?
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Guest Contributor | July 6, 2026
With the natural environment under assault by the current administration, perhaps the time is ripe to consider granting legal rights to nature ...
The Scandal Around America’s Birthday – My Senate Testimony
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Tim Whitehouse | July 2, 2026
What should be a nonpartisan celebration has become a growing scandal involving secrecy, political favoritism, and the diversion of significant taxpayer funds and resources to a private entity ...
Government Chaos Demands a Congressional Oversight Agenda
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Tim Whitehouse | June 12, 2026
With national elections just around the corner, PEER is stepping up its efforts to engage in congressional oversight activities ...
Interior Secretary Burgum is Playing with Fire
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Peter Jenkins | May 20, 2026
By all metrics, the upcoming 2026 fire season in the parched West looks like it may be one of the worst ever — with massive, dangerous forest fires. The Southeast has already seen several forest fires, with record numbers in Florida and Georgia. Fire response is more than just fighting ...