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Kyla Bennett

New England PEER’s Director and PEER’s Director of Science Policy, Kyla previously worked at EPA Region 1 for 10 years as a wetland permit reviewer and as the Region’s Wetlands Enforcement Coordinator. Kyla first became involved with PEER in the mid-1990s, when she became a whistleblower herself. Kyla has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Connecticut and a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Her 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.

COMMENTARY | Speed Bumps on the Road to Sustainable Mining

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

COMMENTARY | The EPA is Hiding Behind Industry Secrets

by | March 15, 2023
This Sunshine Week, we discuss the use of “Confidential Business Information” to hide health and safety information from the public ...

COMMENTARY | Scientific Integrity Is Not a Popularity Contest

by | March 9, 2023
Scientists who formally file dissenting opinions that challenge the orthodoxy of their agency, are often on a lonely, fraught journey ...

COMMENTARY | Public Health Scientist Vindicated

by | March 7, 2023
Even though Dr. Carpenter's case has been resolved, we hope the University at Albany will address the broader academic freedom issues that this case has opened ...

US budget riders compromise conservation

by | February 28, 2023
The use of appropriations riders as shortcuts to pass policies to circumvent environmental laws put endangered species at risk ...
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