But other groups have challenged that assertion, including the whistleblower group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, saying one-third of the grazing lands administered by the BLM are not assessed for their effect on the environment.
Among the late-breaking comments was an extensive letter — submitted on the final day of the comment period by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility along with Western Watersheds Project, Wilderness Watch, WildEarth Guardians, Project Eleven Hundred, Prairie Hill Audubon Society, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, and the Center For Biological Diversity — which said the promotion of livestock grazing should not be considered a restoration practice.
