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Effort to protect Lake George hemlocks continues –
Lake George, NY—The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP), a program of The Nature Conservancy, has wrapped up its 2023 hemlock woolly adelgid treatments on Lake George’s Dome Island. John Apperson donated Dome Island to the Conservancy in 1956. It was one of the first land donations to the organization. “John entrusted this island to…
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Effort to protect Lake George hemlocks continues –
Lake George, NY—The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP), a program of The Nature Conservancy, has wrapped up its 2023 hemlock woolly adelgid treatments on Lake George’s Dome Island. John Apperson donated Dome Island to the Conservancy in 1956. It was one of the first land donations to the organization. “John entrusted this island to…
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Why river advocates say Arizona’s upper Verde should earn ‘Wild and Scenic’ protections
From a few thousand feet in the air, the upper Verde River carves a stark contrast into the desert surrounding it. Its verdant green ribbon twists through an otherwise arid, rocky landscape. Leafy trees and vegetation line the river banks, allowing glimpses of the water flowing beneath. In the cockpit of a six-seat propeller plane,…
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Why river advocates say Arizona’s upper Verde should earn ‘Wild and Scenic’ protections
From a few thousand feet in the air, the upper Verde River carves a stark contrast into the desert surrounding it. Its verdant green ribbon twists through an otherwise arid, rocky landscape. Leafy trees and vegetation line the river banks, allowing glimpses of the water flowing beneath. In the cockpit of a six-seat propeller plane,…
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EPA gives partial approval to state plan for improving Interior Alaska air quality
Federal regulators have dropped a proposal to require ultra-low-sulfur diesel use to help clear winter air pollution in the Fairbanks area, accepting state arguments that such a mandate would not be a cost-effective way to address the problem. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday made final its decision on Alaska’s plan to reduce particulate pollution…
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EPA gives partial approval to state plan for improving Interior Alaska air quality
Federal regulators have dropped a proposal to require ultra-low-sulfur diesel use to help clear winter air pollution in the Fairbanks area, accepting state arguments that such a mandate would not be a cost-effective way to address the problem. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday made final its decision on Alaska’s plan to reduce particulate pollution…
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LDS Church implements ‘important’ landscape pilot program to cut water use
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has redesigned the landscape outside six of its Utah meetinghouses and is working to complete a seventh as it seeks to move forward with new conservation goals first outlined last year at the height of the state’s severe drought. Crews redesigned the landscape outside of churches in…
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LDS Church implements ‘important’ landscape pilot program to cut water use
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has redesigned the landscape outside six of its Utah meetinghouses and is working to complete a seventh as it seeks to move forward with new conservation goals first outlined last year at the height of the state’s severe drought. Crews redesigned the landscape outside of churches in…
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Ramaco Resources Board Member Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto Appointed as Head of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC) congratulates board member Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto, who has been appointed as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality by Governor-elect Jeff Landry. Giacometto previously served as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) during the Trump administration. She is…
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Jordan lists five steps taken after Ontario County Landfill soil landslide
SENECA — In the aftermath of the Nov. 16 collapse of a 3½-acre section of permanent soil cap at the Ontario County Landfill, several mitigation steps have already been taken and are continuing. A large pile of soil from a seven-acre area on an inactive portion of the 389-acre landfill accumulated at the bottom of…