Letters, Public Comments and Reports

Letter to Minnesota Governor – Timber Harvest – 09-25-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , | September 26, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to express concern about the State Timber Harvest Plan and the recent controversy surrounding it. TO: Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz FROM:Tim Whitehouse, PEER DATE: September 25, 2023 TAGS: Minnesota       ...

Comment – Colorado Dredge and Fill Proposal – 09-01-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , | September 1, 2023
Written comments in response to the list of questions posed to stakeholders regarding the creation of state dredge and fill program in Colorado ...

Public Comment – Dunn Mine and C&D Facility – 08-28-2023 (PDF)

Tags: | August 28, 2023
Comment on renewal of the Mined Land Reclamation and Solid Waste Management permit application for Dunn Mine and C&D Facility ...

Presentation for Engineering Technologies Summit 2023 – PFAS and Refrigerants – 08-28-2023 (PDF)

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Presentation on PFAS and Refrigerants: A Rapidly Evolving Legal and Liability Landscape for Engineering Technologies Summit 2023 (ET Summit 2023 ...

REPORT | 2022 Florida Enforcement Report

Tags: , , | July 24, 2023
Florida's environmental enforcement actions are well below historical averages and have declined significantly in the last two years of the DeSantis administration ...

Comment on Artificial Turf Field Installation – Harvard-Westlake River Park, Los Angeles – 07-11-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | July 11, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Harvard-Westlake River Park Project Final Environmental Impact Report – Comment in regards to the redevelopment of an approximately 16 acre site along the Los Angeles River for an athletic and recreational facility, and includes installation of an artificial turf field. ...

Letter to Senate Committee on Environment – Draft Legislation on PFAS – 07-03-2023(PDF)

Tags: | July 3, 2023
Letter regarding draft PFAS legislation for stakeholder comment urging changes to the draft legislation, as the proposed legislation fails to achieve its stated goals ...

Reply Comment on Minor Alteration Permit – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration – 06-30-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | June 30, 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. ET-2/GS-22-122 TO: Consumer ...

Letter to USFWS – Phase-Out of Lead Ammo and Fishing Tackle – 06-27-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , , , , | June 27, 2023
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 Veterinarians, Audubon ...

Letter to NOAA Administrator – Bristol Bay Red King Crabs – 06-20-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | June 20, 2023
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 TAGS: king crabs, ...

Comment on Minor Alteration Permit – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration – 06-20-2023 (PDF)

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. ET-2/GS-22-122 TO: Consumer ...

Letter to USFWS – De-Listing of Hookless Cactus – 06-12-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | June 12, 2023
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       ...

Public Comment – Colorado Air Quality Permits – 05-04-2023 (PDF)

DESCRIPTION: Public comments on Colorado Minor Source NSR Modeling Guideline for Air Quality Permits, submitted via web portal TO: Colorado Department of Health and the Environment, Air Pollution Control Division FROM: Chandra Rosenthal, PEER DATE: May 4, 2023 TAGS: air pollution, ...

Extension Request to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission – Great River Energy Cambridge Plant Permit Alteration – 04-18-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , | April 18, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Extension Request to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in the In the Matter of a Request for a Minor Alteration to Great River Energy’s 170 MW, Natural Gas-Fired, Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Generator at its Cambridge 2 Peaking Plant Site near Cambridge, Isanti ...

Statement of Support – Colorado Legislation HB1036 – 02-03-2023 (PDF)

Tags: , , , , , | February 3, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Statement of support of Colorado legislation HB1036 – a bill designed to encourage the use of nontoxic bullets for hunting by setting up an exchange program for sportspeople to trade-in toxic lead bullets and also increase educational efforts to inform the public about ...

REPORT | PEER 2022 Annual Report (PDF) 

| January 10, 2023
2022 Annual Report of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...

Letter to Forest Service – Futuring of Livestock Management – 12-30-2022 (PDF)

Tags: , , | December 30, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Letter to J. Eric Davis Jr., U.S. Forest Service regarding the “futuring” of livestock management on federal public lands managed by the USFS TO: U.S. Forest Service FROM: Advocates for Snake Preservation, Aldo’s Silver City Broadband of the Great Old Broads for ...

Supplemental Comment to Minnesota PUC – Summit Carbon Solutions route permit completeness – 11-21-2022 (PDF)

Tags: , | November 21, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Supplemental Comment to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission regarding “the Application of Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC, for a Routing Permit” TO: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission FROM: Hudson Kingston, PEER DATE: November 21, 2022 TAGS: Minnesota, pollution, ...
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