Report: Vast swaths of BLM rangelands don’t meet health standards, millions of acres remain unassessed
by Wyoming Public Media | May 21, 2024
Newly released data show that much of the grazing land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management does not meet agency standards for rangeland health. BLM data obtained by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) shows that roughly half of assessed lands ...
Groups petition to ban lead ammo and tackle in national parks
by Wyoming Public Media | November 23, 2022
Chandra Rosenthal with the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, said banning lead ammo and fishing tackle is an easy step for the federal government to take to meet its conservation goals. “This is not 1823, right? We’re going into 2023,” ...
Park service ranger ranks decline, even as crime rises
by Wyoming Public Media | July 25, 2022
The advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Policy found that the number of permanent law enforcement officers has dropped 15 percent since 2005. Seasonal officers are down 30 percent in the same time period. Colleen Teubner, staff attorney for the organization, said the long- ...
‘Forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Colorado, EPA data suggests
by Wyoming Public Media | October 20, 2021
Across the country, around 120,000 industrial facilities may be handling PFAS, according to Environmental Protection Agency documents released this week by the organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER. About one-sixth of those sites, or about 21,000, are in ...
Western Democrats Take Aim At Acting BLM Chief Pendley
by Wyoming Public Media | July 22, 2020
“On Monday, Montana’s Democratic governor Steve Bullock filed a lawsuit to block William Perry Pendley from using the powers of a BLM director. Bullock, who is also running for a Senate seat, argues that it’s illegal for Pendley to use that authority without Senate confirmation, ...
