EPA

Director of Science Policy; Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Director

Kyla first became involved with PEER in the mid-1990s when she became a whistleblower herself. She previously worked at the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 for 10 years as a wetland permit reviewer and as the Region’s Wetlands Enforcement Coordinator. Kyla’s familiarity with science, the law, and the inner workings of state and federal governmental agencies enable her to assist public environmental employees throughout New England. She has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Connecticut and a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

EPA Putting Lab Animals Up for Adoption

by PEER | July 1, 2025
Research Cuts and Lab Closures Create Surplus of Experimental Subjects ...

PEERMail | Former DOJ Attorney Joins PEER

by PEER | June 11, 2025
PEER welcomes Joanna Citron Day, a former environmental enforcement attorney with 20+ years of experience at DOJ, EPA, and DOI, as its new General Counsel ...

COMMENTARY | Trump’s First Months in Office: PEER’s Response

PEER is working to protecting the integrity of the civil service and represent government employees under attack by the Trump administration ...

Mass Involuntary Idling of Federal Employees Is Illegal

by PEER | June 9, 2025
Excessive Use of Administrative Leave Harms Civil Servants and Taxpayers ...

COMMENTARY | EPA’s Disgraceful Forever Chemicals Retreat

by Kyla Bennett | May 22, 2025
EPA’s retreat on PFAS not only betrays the agency’s mission but makes a mockery of the Trump Administration’s self-proclaimed pledge to Make America Healthy Again ...
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