We’re Calling Out Agency Neglect One way the U.S. government can improve the health of our public lands is to make sure the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages public lands for the benefit of all Americans, not just the livestock industry. That is one...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 29, 2024 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal [PEER] (303) 898-0798, [email protected] Range Damage from Cattle Far Exceeds Wild Horse Impacts No Livestock Reductions Despite Severe Damage As Wild Horse Roundups Persist Washington,...
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to EPA regarding proposed ICR (Information Collection Request) for the POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) Influent PFAS Study TO: Director Deborah Nagle, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water’s Office of Science &...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to the House Committee on Agriculture’s Chair and Ranking Member to remove sections of the Farm, Food and National Security Act that would limit state and local authority to regulate pesticides TO: Chair G.T. Thompson and Ranking Member David...
It’s Not Easy Being a BLM Range Conservationist Originally published in and reprinted with permission of On Pasture. This week, I’m sharing a story from the High country News about how federal rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management are not meeting health...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 20, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett [PEER] [email protected], (508) 230-9933 Robert Sussman [CEH] [email protected], (202) 716-0118 Legal Action Filed to Halt Carcinogenic PFAS in Fluorinated Containers Citizen Groups File...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the GAP classification of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument TO: David Applegate, Ph.D., Director, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) FROM: Western Watersheds...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management regarding the National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center TO: Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Department of the Interior and Director Tracy Stone-Manning, Bureau of Land...
Evaluating Trends in Rangeland Health on Bureau of Land Management Lands Overview The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plays a pivotal role in managing extensive public lands allocated for livestock grazing, overseeing approximately 155 million acres of grazing...
Big Countdown & Important Changes at PEER With six months until a crucial national election, PEER is working in overdrive to prepare for all possibilities. With that in mind, we thought now would be an appropriate time for an update on the status of eleven PEER...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 14, 2024 CONTACT Kevin Emmerich [Basin and Range Watch] (775) 764-1080 [email protected] Chandra Rosenthal [PEER) (303) 898-0798 [email protected] Corridor Through Monument Rerouted for Mining Claim Transmission Line...
Countdown for PEER’s Regulatory Petitions With about six months until a crucial national election, now is an appropriate time for an update on the regulatory petitions that PEER worked on this year. These petitions request that a federal agency propose and adopt rules...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 8, 2024 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 LAUSD Faces Federal, State, & County Pesticide Violations School District Hobbles Independent Pesticide Oversight Committee Function Washington, DC — In the past...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 2, 2024 CONTACT Kyla Bennett [PEER] [email protected], (508) 230-9933 Stephen Miller [IIT] [email protected], (207) 734-6907 Maine’s Sears Island Causeway Permit Probed Possible Missing Culvert Could Be a Permit...
New Integrity Policies Exhibit Old Problems This commentary was originally published in the Spring 2024 edition of PEEReview. Days after his inauguration, President Biden directed all federal agencies to strengthen their scientific integrity policies to Trump-proof...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to BLM Director Stone Manning and Attorney General Garland Requesting to Meet Regarding BLM’s Backlog of FOIA Requests TO: Director Tracy Stone Manning, Bureau of Land Management, and Attorney General Merrick Garland FROM: PEER, Western...
