Public Lands

COMMENTARY | Trillion Dollar Return on Public Lands – Harvesting Hot Air

by Jeff Ruch | July 2, 2025
The Burgum-backed plans for Department of Interior lands promote a frenzy of extraction, overuse, and hasty disposal ...

COMMENTARY | Stop the Great Public Lands Heist

by Chandra Rosenthal | June 20, 2025
PEER opposes any conveyance of public land in the budget reconciliation. We oppose all efforts to sell off our public lands and gut our public lands agencies ...

TELL CONGRESS | Stop Efforts to Sell Our Public Lands

by PEER |
Letter telling Congress to stop efforts to turn our public lands over to private commercial interests and environmental polluters ...

Yellowstone Ensnared in Fiber-Optic Cable Boondoggle

by PEER | June 17, 2025
Millions in Fees Waived but Millions More Needed to Connect Park Facilities ...

COMMENTARY | Pesticides on Public Lands: A Short-Term Solution with Long-Term Harm

by Chandra Rosenthal | May 20, 2025
Any use of pesticides on public lands must be carefully weighed against the many risks they pose to human health, soil health, native biodiversity, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems ...

Over One Thousand National Park Sites Open for Mining

by PEER | May 15, 2025
Approval of Mojave Mine May Signal More Mineral Developments in Western Parks ...
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