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Forest Service plan to close research stations stokes fear as wildfire season approaches

by PEER | April 17, 2026
“It’s not streamlining, it’s dismantling,” said Chandra Rosenthal, Western lands and Rocky Mountain advocate with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that defends whistleblowers in the federal service. “It’s going to really impact how the Forest Service ...

Forest Service shake-up will boost states’ role — but even supporters have concerns

by PEER | April 14, 2026
“Shaking things up is going to get people to abandon their positions, and that’s the intent,” said Chandra Rosenthal, Western lands and Rocky Mountain advocate with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that defends whistleblowers in the federal service. “It’ ...