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Western Lands and Rocky Mountain Advocate

Chandra, a Colorado native, serves as the Director of Rocky Mountain PEER. Formerly a staff attorney with Defenders of Wildlife specializing in endangered species and public lands issues, she has also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and, under a legal fellowship, worked on a Superfund site with the Department of Energy. “I view my job as helping the region’s public service professionals do their jobs of protecting the diverse and abundant natural resources of the Rockies,” states Rosenthal. Chandra earned her law degree in 1993 at the Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, where she focused her studies on environmental law.

What will BLM’s new Public Lands Rule Mean for Conservation?

by Chandra Rosenthal | April 26, 2024
The DOI's final Public Lands Rule was designed to elevate conservation to equal status with traditional energy development, resource extraction, and grazing. Here's our take on it ...

Report on Abuse of Indian Students Finally Surfaces

by PEER | April 22, 2024
Lawsuit Pried Haskell School Probe Out of Bureau of Indian Education ...

Comment – FWS Proposed Rules for National Wildlife Refuge System

by Elizabeth Duan | March 4, 2024
DESCRIPTION: Written comments to FWS regarding proposed rulemaking and policy updates for the National Wildlife Refuge System TO: Fish and Wildlife Service FROM: PEER; Wilderness Watch; Alliance for the Wild Rockies; Animals Are Sentient Beings, Inc.; Californians for Western Wilderness; ...

Letter to DOI Inspector General – Exemptions of Habitat Protections

by Elizabeth Duan | January 9, 2024
DESCRIPTION: Letter to DOI IG Greenblatt to Update Request for Investigation (Into Exemptions of Habitat Protections) with New Information TO: Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, Department of Interior FROM: Timothy Whitehouse, PEER DATE: January 9, 2024       ...

PEER’s Response to Interior’s Law Enforcement Report

by Guest Contributor | November 7, 2023
The Department of Interior's long-awaited report highlighted the declining staffing levels within its agencies, especially NPS and BLM ...