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Triple dipping: Rice farmers received at least $3B from three types of taxpayer-funded programs
Some agriculture groups and Republicans in Congress are proposing to increase crop price guarantees in the upcoming farm bill to boost farm subsidy payments – but an EWG analysis shows some rice farmers are already reaping financial rewards. Between 2017 and 2021, rice farmers received payments from three types of taxpayer-funded farm support programs, to…
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Role of protected areas in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation
There is general consensus that biodiversity loss and climate change are twin crises requiring integrated, comprehensive and holistic approaches. As aptly articulated by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, the twin global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss have to be tackled in a more coordinated manner: “climate change threatens to undermine all…
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DEC inspector: No violations of solid-waste regulations related to landfill slide
CANANDAIGUA — A state Department of Environmental Conservation inspector reported no violations regarding solid-waste regulations in the aftermath of a Nov. 16 soil-cap slide on the southwest side of the Ontario County Landfill in Seneca. The county Board of Supervisors’ Planning & Environmental Quality Committee learned that information at its meeting Monday afternoon. Carla Jordan,…
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Boebert leans into environment policy in bid to win over critics
Lauren Boebert wants you to take her seriously. Seriously! The Colorado Republican, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, has attracted controversy. She has alienated fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill and back home. And her reelection prospects are dimming. Advertisement President Joe Biden is targeting Boebert. He’ll travel to her district Wednesday to highlight…
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Zahra Biabani wants Gen Z to feel hopeful about the future
Zahra Biabani, a Gen Z activist and author of Climate Optimism, believes that change is worth pursuing, no matter how bleak things may at times look. Her book, she says, is not for politicians who continue to operate with a business-as-usual mindset or straight-up deny climate change is happening. It’s for everyone else — fellow…
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A new Adirondack growth: Whiskey fungus
As distilling business expands, so does black sheen on Mineville buildings By Gwendolyn Craig Susan Wright’s roof, partially cleaned on the left side, in the hamlet of Mineville. The other half Wright believes is covered in whiskey fungus. Courtesy photo In the northeastern corner of the Adirondack Park, white and yellow houses are turning gray,…
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Zahra Biabani wants Gen Z to feel hopeful about the future
Zahra Biabani, a Gen Z activist and author of Climate Optimism, believes that change is worth pursuing, no matter how bleak things may at times look. Her book, she says, is not for politicians who continue to operate with a business-as-usual mindset or straight-up deny climate change is happening. It’s for everyone else — fellow…
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Two rising stars win BASC land-based sector awards
Apprentice of the Year Apprentice of the Year went to Kamron Flaxman, who is studying at Sparsholt College. He said: “I’m confident that undertaking my countryside worker apprenticeship has truly set me on my career path for the future. Winning this award has reinforced that I’m actually really good at what I do, and being…
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Cemex release 30th edition of conservation book series
‘The Last Ice’ emphasizes the urgent need to protect polar regions and mitigate climate change CEMEX have released the 30th edition of the Cemex Nature Book Series: ‘The Last Ice’. Through inspiring images of majestic frozen landscapes, this milestone edition of Cemex’s celebrated Nature Books emphasizes the urgent need to protect polar regions and mitigate…
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Cemex release 30th edition of conservation book series
‘The Last Ice’ emphasizes the urgent need to protect polar regions and mitigate climate change CEMEX have released the 30th edition of the Cemex Nature Book Series: ‘The Last Ice’. Through inspiring images of majestic frozen landscapes, this milestone edition of Cemex’s celebrated Nature Books emphasizes the urgent need to protect polar regions and mitigate…