Protecting America’s Public Lands
Roughly 300 million acres of American lands, most in the West, are set aside as public lands and maintained using taxes paid by all Americans. These lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and National Wildlife Refuge System are by charter supposed to be managed for multiple uses including recreation and provision of wildlife habitat and clean water sources. Increasingly, however, they are run for the benefit of extractive industries and with little regard for the preservation of the rare wildlife or iconic natural beauty for which they are famous.
With the help of conscientious range management specialists, scientists, law enforcement officers and other workers within these agencies, PEER is uncovering how our precious national heritage is being sold to the highest bidder, often under the direction of poorly qualified and illegally appointed political appointees.
Oil and Gas Drilling
Environmental and public health risks are being ignored by regulatory agencies and decisions heavily influenced by profit-driven industries.
Protecting Our Parks
Caught in between politics, public lands, and environmental protection.
“Orphaned” Park Wilderness
Twenty-five million acres of recommended wilderness in our national park system in limbo, marooned by politics
Grazing Reform
Livestock grazing degrades our public lands and the program is unsustainable
Off-Road Wreckreation
Off-road vehicle abuse a growing problem on our public lands, especially the West
Cell Tower Invasion
Cell phone towers spread across national parks without proper planning and public input.
NEWS FROM PEER
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Public Land Livestock Fees Hit Rock-Bottom
Full Cost of Federal Grazing Program Well Overdue for Complete Analysis
Not All the Trump Administration Wants a Wall
EPA Guidance Says Surveillance Technology Supplants Need for Physical Barriers
Yellowstone Closes Hiking Destination to Hike Bandwidth
Mt. Washburn Build-Out Shows Cell Service Trumps Massive Infrastructure Needs
Clueless Oversight Promotes Damaging Livestock Practices
House Hearing Ignores Declining Range Conditions and Costs of Welfare Ranching
National Bison Range a Ghost Town This Summer
Visitor Center and Restrooms Closed Two Days a Week at Big Tourist Destination
Alaska Permanent Fund Weans off Fossil Fuel Companies
Both Portfolio Percentage and Return-on-Investment in Oil & Gas Down Sharply
SETTLEMENT REACHED IN LATEST LAWSUIT OVER NATIONAL BISON RANGE
From: KPAX.com “Development of a Comprehensive Conservation Plan, as required by law, ran into a snag a couple of years ago when the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed suit. PEER was particularly worried when the Fish and Wildlife Service began...
U.S. AGREES TO CRAFT CONSERVATION PLAN FOR MONTANA BISON RANGE
From: Great Falls Tribune “The settlement filed last week in U.S. District Court resolves a 2016 complaint from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, an advocacy group based near Washington, D.C." Read more . . . Read the PEER story
NATIONAL BISON RANGE SETTLES TIMELINE FOR PLAN
From: Missoulian ““During the litigation, (Interior Secretary Ryan) Zinke decided against the transfer,” said Paula Dinerstein, attorney for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which led a long list of opponents to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
CLIVEN BUNDY IS A FREE MAN. HIS COWS ARE STILL A NUISANCE
From: Mother Jones ““There’s sort of a metaphor between Bundy and his cows: They’ve both gone rogue,” says Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit that represents employees from agencies such as the BLM. " Read...
