Managing Rangelands From Outer Space BLM’s Ill-Fated Embrace of Satellite Imagery Without any public announcement or external scientific review, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has introduced satellite imagery as its latest land management tool – with...
Wildlife Management: Alaska Edition Effective, humane wildlife management is critical for both the health of the species and its habitat. PEER recently reported on two crucial wildlife management issues based in Alaska that have wide-reaching impacts. In the last year...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to USFWS for their proposed phase-out of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on eight National Wildlife Refuges AND Urging Opposition to H.R. 615 and S.1185 TO: USFWS FROM: American Bird Conservancy, Arkansas Valley Audubon, Association of Avian...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 27, 2023 CONTACT Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 [email protected] BLM Conservation Rule Not Ready for Prime Time Agency Lacks Capacity to Accomplish Intended Conservation Goals Washington, DC — The U.S. Bureau of...
Trump Vs. Biden: Federal Governance PEER is a non-partisan organization that does not take positions on Presidential elections. But we certainly do engage in objective analysis of different Administrations, which can help voters judge them later. At the very end of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 21, 2023 CONTACT Braxton Dew [email protected] Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 NOAA Ducks Responsibility in Alaska King Crab Collapse Overfishing Driven by Inflated Population Estimates Doomed Red King Crab...
DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA Administrator, to address the systemic failures leading to the devastation of the Bristol Bay Red King Crab population TO: NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad FROM: Dr. Braxton Dew, NOAA and Jeff Ruch, PEER DATE: June 20, 2023...
DESCRIPTION: Initial public comment on application for a Minor Alteration to Great River Energy’s 170 MW, Natural GasFired, Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Generator at its Cambridge 2 Peaking Plant Site near Cambridge, Isanti County, Minnesota, Docket No....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 15, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Navy Refuses to Probe Hunters Point Toxic Disinformation Navy IG Won’t Review False Statements on Sr-90 Levels in “Clean” Parcel Washington, DC —The Navy’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 14, 2023 CONTACT Rick Steiner [email protected] (907) 360-4503 Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Feds Subsidizing Slaughter of Wild Predators Alaska Agents in Helicopters Shoot 100 Bears to Bolster Game...
A Tempered Victory for Clean Air We are happy to share some good news about clean air and plastics. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to reject a Trump-era proposal that would have the effect of lifting Clean Air Act regulations on two types...
DESCRIPTION: Public Comment on removal of the Colorado Hookless Cactus from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2022-0093 TO: USFWS FROM: PEER DATE: June 12, 2023 TAGS: Colorado, endangered species, FWS ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 8, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 National Park Chooses Carrying Capacity over Crowding Mt. Rainier Openly Considers When Limits Needed to Save Park Resources Washington, DC — As several national...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 7, 2023 CONTACT Jeff Ruch [email protected] (510) 213-7028 Cell Tower Casts Shade on Bryce Canyon Centennial Regional Office Steamrolled over Park Management and Staff Objections Washington, DC —As Bryce Canyon...
Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections After decades of trying, oil and gas companies, industrial agriculture, and developers have finally succeeded in their quest to have the Supreme Court eliminate Clean Water Act protections for most wetlands and small streams. In...
Strategy Needed to Avert Whale Mortality This commentary was originally published in the Spring 2023 edition of PEEReview. Collisions between whales and ships are on the rise in US waters, causing considerable loss to whale populations. However, a coherent and...
National Parks Reclaim Their Skies Sometimes pessimism is unavoidable when working on environmental policy. The question of whether anything good will ever occur is not far from our minds. So, when something positive seems to happen it is worth contemplating and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 23, 2023 CONTACT Bob Sussman (CEH), [email protected], (202) 716-0118 Kyla Bennett (PEER) (508) 230-9933 [email protected] EPA MUST Remove PFAS from Plastic Containers New Analysis Demonstrates Health Risks to Millions...
