Federal regulators take heat from both sides of the right whale-gear debate

by PEER | October 5, 2019
Federal fisheries regulators are taking heat from both sides of the debate over protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The latest salvo comes from a conservation group representing public employees, which says the National Marine Fisheries Service ignored its own ...

Amid Legal Questions, Contract Extended For Acting Head Of Land Management

by PEER | October 3, 2019
The Trump administration says the controversial acting head of the Bureau of Land Management is keeping his job through the end of the year, despite legal questions surrounding his appointment. Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: So why would President Trump leave a federal agency without a ...

Federal agency accused of misrepresenting views of its scientists in opening fishing grounds off Cape

by PEER |
The federal agency responsible for protecting North Atlantic right whales misrepresented the views of its own scientists to justify its decision to open long-closed fishing grounds off Nantucket last year, putting the critically endangered species at greater risk, according to an ...
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