Public Lands

Western Lands and Rocky Mountain Advocate

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.

Officials: Error led to routing planned transmission line through national monument

by Elizabeth Duan | August 10, 2023
The potential destruction of ice age fossils in a Southern Nevada national monument by a proposed energy transmission line is due to a decade-old mapping error, according to federal employees, but at least one government accountability group isn’t buying it. “We are not aware of a ...

Feds Withhold Minnesota Grant Due to Overlogging

by PEER | August 8, 2023
DNR Told to End Timber Cuts in Wildlife and Aquatic Management Areas ...

COMMENTARY | Florida’s Environment – A Native Floridian Perspective

by Natasha De La Cruz | August 3, 2023
Florida must take significant steps to promote coastal resiliency and protect all communities against the effects of climate change and water pollution ...

Groups Urge Interior to Do Its Homework on E-bikes

by PEER |
Better Impact Assessment Needed Before Unleashing E-bikes Across National Park System ...

Feeble NPS E-Bike Assessment Sheds Little Light on Impacts

by PEER | July 20, 2023
Park Service Review Dodges Wildlife, User Conflict, Fire, and Other Effects ...

COMMENTARY | Managing Rangelands From Outer Space

by Chandra Rosenthal | June 27, 2023
The BLM has introduced satellite imagery as its latest land management tool – with predictably bad results ...
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