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Chandra Rosenthal

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.

Statement | The Election of Donald Trump

by | November 6, 2024
It is clear that we are entering a new era of uncertainty and instability for the nation. Together, we are called to act in these times of challenge and change ...

COMMENTARY | PFAS Endangering Our Food Supply

by | November 4, 2024
PEER is engaged in several efforts to prevent toxic PFAS from contaminating our food chain. Unfortunately, EPA is being more of a hindrance than a help ...

COMMENTARY | Perils of Public Service: Oklahoma City Bombing Omens Gathering Again

by | October 29, 2024
As in the mid-90s, anti-government sentiments are running rampant. But today, these paranoid fantasies are fed by ever-growing doses of misinformation pumped into ever-present social media ...

COMMENTARY | Maryland’s Renewable Energy Law: Are Reforms on the Horizon?

by | October 28, 2024
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson announced he would sponsor a bill to remove trash incineration from the state’s definition of renewable energy ...

COMMENTARY | Transitioning to Renewable Energy the Right Way

by | October 25, 2024
As the country builds out renewable energy projects, our goal is to ensure that renewable energy development avoids intact ecosystems and heritage sites ...

COMMENTARY | Project 2025: Are We Headed Toward An Extreme Public Lands Agenda?

by | October 15, 2024
Project 2025, the authoritarian playbook for a future Republican administration, would give the extraction industries nearly unrestricted access to public lands ...
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