Amy Griffin: Amy’s List and Toxic Turf
Because of our past involvement with the issue, Amy came to PEER for help bringing worldwide attention to the dangers of toxic turf ...
Tim Caverly: Protecting Paradise
Ranger Tim Caverly ran afoul of a powerful Maine state legislator pushing for more motorized access and other development on the river ...
Brian Czech: Wrestling the 800-Pound Gorilla
Brian was hired in 1999 as among the first Conservation Biologists in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. When he began to raise awareness of the trade-off between economic growth and wildlife conservation, Refuge System leadership got cold feet and started issuing gag orders ...
Water & Brimstone
Environmental scientist Barry Sulkin begins to study the impact of recreational ATV activity on the rivers and creeks that feed into the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, a protected national treasure ...
Zoe Kelman: Sounding Chromium Alarm
Zoe Kelman was a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection chemical engineer who blew the whistle on the state's inaction on chromium--the Erin Brockovich chemical ...
Bob “Action” Jackson: Yellowstone Backcountry Ranger
Bob revealed that Yellowstone NP's grizzlies were becoming habituated to hunting parties outside the park by feeding on elk “gut piles” left by outfitters. PEER won Bob’s reappointment as a seasonal ranger for the final three years of his 30-year career, during which time ...