Public Lands

PEERMail | Plastic Free Parks Are Possible!

by Tim Whitehouse | June 30, 2021
The National Park Service must act quickly to address the crisis of plastics in our parks, Sec. Haaland has an opportunity to make a difference ...

PETITION | Plastic Free Parks

by Susan Sargent | June 23, 2021
Petition to Sec of Interior to outlaw sales of plastic water bottles in national parks, setting a green example and decreasing plastic waste in parks by 75 ...

National Parks Should Go Plastic Free  

Rulemaking Petition Presses Park Service to Ban Plastic Water Bottle Sales ...

COMMENTARY | Beefalo Befuddlement in Grand Canyon

by Jeff Ruch | May 17, 2021
Grand Canyon's plan to "lethally remove" 12 beefalo from its herd is fraught with ambiguity and lacking in scientific rationale ...

COMMENTARY | Haaland’s Bold Move Forward at Interior

by Chandra Rosenthal | April 29, 2021
Structural changes within the Department of Interior will further Secretary Haaland’s goals of tackling the climate crisis and conservation ...

Yellowstone’s Thermal Features vs. Expanded Bandwidth

by Susan Sargent | April 21, 2021
Plan to Bury 187 Miles of Fiber Optic Cable May Damage Park “Hot” Spots ...
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