Episode 8: Kyla Bennett of PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility)

Today, my guest is Kyla Bennett. Kyla is the New England Director
and the Director of Science Policy for PEER, which stands for
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. PEER’s purpose
is to protect public employees who protect our environment. And
what could be more needed, today, than this?


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


Thanks again to Kyla Bennet of PEER for taking the time to share
her passion for environmental protection, and the inspiring work
she does every day to help public employees do the important work
they wish to do.


Please visit their website at peer.org to learn
more about the campaigns they are working on, sign up for their
newsletter, and donate if you are inclined.


NEXT TIME on Audible Cafe, we talk with Jeff Ruch, who is the
outgoing Executive Director at PEER and who was one of the people
who founded PEER in 1997. He is another fascinating person with a
long and illustrious career in environmental protection, and you
won’t want to miss that show.


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RESOURCES


www.peer.org


Learn about the proposed changes to the Waters of the United
States:


EPA.gov


“Making America’s Waters Burn Again” at EarthJustice.org


New York Times article: “The Insect Apocalypse is Here”