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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday October 22, 2023 ( 2 items )  

DU Joins Banding Crew in Alaska to Better Understand Dusky Canada Geese
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: If you live in the Pacific Northwest and you're lucky enough to spot a medium-sized, chocolate-brown goose with a red collar around its neck, there's a decent chance that bird is a dusky Canada goose. "Duskys " are a subspecies of Canada geese whose small population breeds on Alaska's Copper River Delta. Every two years, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service capture, collar and band h  more

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Trans-Alaska Pipeline - Gaping Climate Blind Spot
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline is a critical component of America's fossil fuel infrastructure, yet in the last 20 years, the federal government has not analyzed the massive system's impact on climate change or how climate change affects or will affect its maintenance costs, reliability, or ecological footprint, according to records obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility  more