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Environmental Conservation Efforts through Greening Activities | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
The Ichijima Factory has proactively worked to develop a mixed forest comprising both coniferous trees and broadleaf trees from the perspective of protecting biodiversity, to this end carefully conserving a native forest that exists on its premises. At the same time, the factory has been active in protecting rare species living on its premises. For…
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Three East Tennessee counties receive grants for brownfield redevelopment
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Three counties in East Tennessee are among a total of 36 Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants, or BRAG, totaling nearly $720,000. Anderson County and Elizabethton in Carter County each received $20,000 and Roane County received $19,910 to help redevelop brownfield areas, which are vacant or underutilized properties due to contamination. Remediation of…
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Your Environment This Week: Dung beetles, City dwelling urban jackals and Frogs in fields
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To receive a weekly email roundup of stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. Why do dung beetles matter to climate change? Studying dung beetles can help…
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Lawrence County Receives $20, 000 Check for Brownfield Redevelopment
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has presented a check for $20,000 to Lawrence County for its plans in brownfield redevelopment. Pictured here are David Morgan, county executive for Lawrence County, and Misti Baker, director of Solid Waste for the South Central Tennessee Development District.
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CSR News: Children in Sundarbans learn about River Conservation and Climate Change
<!– CSR News: Children in Sundarbans learn about River Conservation and Climate Change – The CSR Journal
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São Paulo prepares forest conservation concessions
The São Paulo state government is planning to grant concessions to private companies for the management of conservation areas in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes. These companies would be responsible for investing in reforestation projects in degraded portions of these areas. In return, concessionaires would be allowed to trade carbon credits tied to the…
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Easy Zero Carbon Living: Change Your Clothes, Change the World
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 December 2024 – The Environment and Conservation Fund Carbon Neutrality Campaign organized by the Hong Kong Women Professionals & Entrepreneurs Association (HKWPEA) held its Awards Presentation Ceremony this afternoon at the HKPC Building, with Mr. Wong Chuen-fai, JP, Commissioner for Climate Change, and Dr. Cheng Kam-chung,…
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Conservation group accuses state of illegally issuing permits for TVA Kingston gas plant | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A conservation group has accused Tennessee environmental regulators of failing to follow the law by approving an air emission permit for a new Tennessee Valley Authority methane-fired plant in Kingston, Tennessee. In an appeal filed Monday with the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board, the nonprofit conservation group Appalachian Voices claimed state regulators are allowing TVA…
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Deadline Nearing for Input on Climate Benefits of Conservation Practice Standards
Courtesy of USDA/NRCS USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been accepting public input on how to improve conservation practice standards to maximize climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, as supported by peer-reviewed scientific literature. But if you have yet to provide input, it is due by December 23, 2024. Conservation practices providing climate benefits are delivered…
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Pam Geppert Receives 2024 Excellence in Cooperative Conservation Award
{KXLG – South Dakota} The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in South Dakota has awarded the 2024 Excellence in Cooperative Conservation Award to Pam Geppert of Dakota Farm Talk. This award recognizes her innovative approaches that protect the environment, support the agricultural community, and enhance local economies. Since 1990, Pam…