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Climate change conflict over wolverines, Endangered Species Act
Montana Republican U.S. Reps. Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines want the Biden administration to delay a federal decision to potentially list North American wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). They are objecting to the Biden administration potentially using climate change concerns to list wolverines as a threatened species. Reduced…
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An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico likely released over million gallons
Last week, I met with one of our members from Florida. We talked about what first got them passionate about conservation and protecting the environment. It turns out they grew up in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, which released over 100 million gallons of crude into the Gulf, blackened coastlines, and devastated…
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Notice of Public Information Centre for the resconstruction of King Street in Lindsay
Notice of Public Information CentreKing Street, Lindsay The Process The City of Kawartha Lakes is undertaking the detailed design for the reconstruction of King Street in Lindsay. The project involves full road reconstruction including replacement of watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, replacement of the curb and gutter, installing new sidewalk and placing new asphalt. The…
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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.17.23
News Resource Recycling – November 15 In response to electric power industry requests, EPA is looking to classify solar panels as universal waste. The agency is also working to create a category of universal waste specifically for lithium-ion batteries. EPA regulates hazardous waste pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. However, EPA has developed…
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Department for Environment and Water – Royal recognition for our…
Cleland has been added to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) – a network of forest conservation projects throughout the Commonwealth of Nations’ 56 member countries. The national park is just the third QCC inclusion in Australia, alongside Bulburin National Park in Queensland and the ancient rainforests of K’gari (Fraser Island), since the program started in…
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USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program pays more than $1.77 billion to America’s producers in support of conservation, climate-smart agriculture | The Highland County Press
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Right now, CRP’s more than 667,000 participants received payments from USDA’s Farm Service Agency…
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Important hunting season tips for everyone to exercise
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating three separate hunting related fatalities that involved two people and one dog within the last five days. Experts warn everyone, hunters and non-hunters alike, to be aware of hunting season safety tips. The most popular hunting season in the state kicked off on Saturday…
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Repairs of Ontario County landfill won’t cause taxpayers money
ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. – The Ontario County administrator spoke about a recent accident at the landfill. About three and a half acres of material slid down the face of the hill. The Ontario County landfill appears to be busy with trucks circling and employees walking around. You can see how dangerous this could have been,…
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Gila River Indian Community will produce solar power, slow evaporation with canal project
The Gila River Indian Community will install solar panels over one of its canals to produce power and reduce evaporation from some of its irrigation waterways. The tribe, whose reservation lies south of Phoenix, signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Nov. 9 to begin installation of solar panels that will…
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Conservation Groups Want Gulf of Mexico Oil, Gas Case to Resume
Environmental groups urged a district court to allow their case to continue challenging the impact of offshore oil activities on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. The Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and Turtle Island Restoration Network asked the US District Court for the District of Maryland on Nov.…
