Public Lands

PETITION | Plastic Free Parks

by PEER | 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  

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

Federal Land Give-Away to Las Vegas Opposed   

by PEER | April 9, 2021
Transfer Will Fuel Sprawl, Aggravating Water and Resource Woes ...