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New Alaska Wildlife Managers Could Revive Old Fights Over Federal Protections, Bear- and Wolf-Killing

by PEER | December 31, 2018
From: Alaska Public Media “If I were a wolf or a bear in Alaska right now, I would be headed for the Canadian border, ASAP,” said Rick Steiner, an environmental advocate and former marine conservation professor in Anchorage. Among Steiner’s concerns was the hiring of Grasser as the ...

Manatee Deaths in 2018 Approaching All-Time Record

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More Than One-Seventh of Population Perished as Red Tide Mortality Tripled ...

PEERMail: Closing Out Our 25th Year

by PEER |
Closing Out Our 25th Year This year, PEER celebrated its 25th anniversary. While we are not a big organization, we have generated a track record of major accomplishments in that time. 2018 was no exception. During the past twelve months, for example, we – Exposed perhaps the largest case ...

‘War on Transparency’: US Agency Plans Crackdown on Information Requests

by PEER | December 30, 2018
From: The Guardian “Overall, though, Ruch said the department’s efforts to alter its Foia policies will “increase the burden on requestors and create a lot more confusion”. “This appears to be an attempt to buttress the bunker and make the department less transparent,” he says ...