PEER in Colorado

PEER's environmental work is solely directed by the needs of its members. As a consequence, we have the distinct honor of serving resource professionals who daily cast profiles in courage in cubicles across the country.

Find out about Colorado’s whistleblower law

Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Colorado:


News Releases for Colorado
September 18, 2008  INDUSTRY LAWYERS DIRECTED BACA WILDLIFE REFUGE DRILLING STUDY — Concerns of Refuge Scientists Overridden by Interior, Justice Officials
August 18, 2008  RECLAMATION JETTISONING ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS — Lame Duck Reorganization Cutting Green Jobs to Promote Outsourcing
July 10, 2008  FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE HIDING INFLUENCE OF REFUGE DRILLER — Federal Court Asked to Force Government to Release Records
December 13, 2006  GROUPS CONTEST DENIAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTION TO DECLINING PRAIRIE DOG — Illegal Political Interference Cited in Lawsuit
June 5, 2006  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY JOINS COALITION SEEKING GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE PROTECTION —

July 19, 2005  PREDATOR CONTROL PLAN FOR COLORADO BLASTED — Danger to “Threatened” Wildlife Species, Children, and Non-Target Wildlife
December 24, 2003  SPECIAL INTERESTS TRUMP WILDLIFE AT DOW — Employee Survey Registers Rampant Fear of Reprisal; Staff Say Agency Is Headed in the Wrong Direction
March 18, 2002  COLORADO COMPANY TO BUY NJ RADIOACTIVE WASTE — Group Calls for Public Input
September 24, 2001  ATTEMPTS TO APPEAL WHISTLEBLOWER CASE WILL WASTE TAXPAYERS MONEY PEER — Requests Denver Wastewater District to End Defamation Campaign
October 23, 2000  ENVIRONMENTALISTS & BLM AGREE TO PROTECT LARGE AREAS OF ALGODONES DUNES — Peirsons Milkvetch, Colorado Desert Fringe-Toed Lizard, and Other Rare Desert Species to be Protected
Surveys for Colorado
2003  Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) Employee Survey

See what the PEER chapter in Colorado is doing