Public Health

Staff Counsel; Environmental Case Manager

Laura has represented nonprofit organizations and individual clients as an attorney at Earthjustice and at PEER. Her practice has included lawsuits under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Whistleblower Protection Act. Before becoming a litigator and policy advocate, Laura clerked for the Vermont Superior Court’s Environmental Division, a court specializing in environmental and land use law. She deeply values the expertise and perspective that employees of government agencies bring to the work of protecting public health and the environment. Laura graduated first in her class from Vermont Law School in 2012. She holds an MS in Aquatics from the University of Michigan and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.

COMMENTARY | GOP Takes Aim at Scientific Integrity

by Kyla Bennett | January 27, 2025
The bipartisan support of federal scientific integrity policies is imploding, as evidenced by fiery letters from House Oversight Chair James Comer ...

EPA’s Scientific Integrity Policy Too Little Too Late

by PEER | January 22, 2025
Rhetoric Alone No Meaningful Check on Trump's Reign of "Alternative Facts ...

COMMENTARY | Three Things You May Have Missed About Project 2025

With the election behind him, Trump is now embracing the people and ideas behind Project 2025, a conservative plan to radically remake the federal government ...

Don’t Cede Chemical Safety to Chemical Manufacturers

by PEER | January 14, 2025
EPA Nominee Should Keep Corporate Foxes Out of Regulatory Henhouse ...

U.S. DOE Reneges on Santa Susana Cleanup Commitment

by PEER | January 13, 2025
Energy Department Stealth Reversal Shifts Huge Toxic Burden to California ...

COMMENTARY | PFAS Endangering Our Food Supply

by Laura Dumais | 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 ...
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