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Utah is purchasing land for an eventual water pipeline in Box Elder
1 / 2 Isaiah Ingersoll walks on the beach at Great Salt Lake State Park in Magna on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. State officials say they are acquiring land now in Box Elder County to prepare for future water needs. Megan Nielsen, Deseret News 2 / 2 Great Salt Lake Collaborative ❮ ❯ Isaiah Ingersoll…
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Citizens of Sweetwater County participated in interactive public workshops concerning the BLM’s Rock Springs RMP on November 17th and 18th
Wyo4News staff, [email protected] November 18, 2023 — As part of the extended public comment period for the BLM Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rock Springs Field Office, interactive public workshops on the BLM’s Rock Springs RMP were held Nov. 17th and 18th. These interactive workshops were organized…
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Cap failure causes slide at Ontario County Landfill
SENECA — Casella Waste Services of Ontario and the state Department of Environmental Conservation are investigating an incident that occurred Wednesday when a new cap slid down the Ontario County Landfill. In a news release, county Administrator Chris DeBolt said the incident happened late Wednesday afternoon. More than three acres of a newly constructed, seven-acre…
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Two Kenyan schools hit top 10 in global awards
Students of Silibwet Secondary School in Nyandarua County displaying a banner on the shortlisting for the World’s Best School Prizes. [Courtesy] Two Kenyan schools have been named among the top 10 in the world in conservation. Silibwet Secondary School, a government school in Nyahururu, Nyandarua County, and Children in Freedom School in Nakuru were shortlisted for…
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BCWF conservation lottery a win for the environment | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation
Posted: November 18, 2023 BCWF conservation lottery a win for the environment British Columbians can support habitat restoration, independent wildlife research, and environmental leadership programs for youth across the province by buying tickets for the B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) Conservation Lottery and 50/50 draw. The Grand Prize this year is a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500…
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Armstrong artists wins Pacific Salmon Foundation’s annual Salmon Conservation Stamp Art competition
Photo: Pacific Salmon Foundation An Armstrong artist has landed the top prize in the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s annual Salmon Conservation Stamp Art competition. Dale Cooper had his work selected out of 19 entries and was awarded first place for an acrylic painting titled Pursuit. The painting shows a pair of Chinook salmon pursuing a school…
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Companies behind Mariner East II pipeline paid $42 million in pollution fines to Pennsylvania
A year after the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office secured $10 million to restore private waterways polluted during the construction of the Mariner East II pipeline, little of the money has flowed toward affected residents. Spotlight PA’s requests for the status of the remediation effort and how many well owners were affected by the pollution have…
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Former DEC engineer raises concerns about air quality in Kensington Expressway project
Mark Sommer A former state environmental engineer cast doubt Saturday on air pollution studies completed for the Kensington Expressway project. Marcia Ladiana, who worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for 33 years, called for a comprehensive air quality study to better understand what the health impacts would be near the planned 3/4-mile-long…
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Tucson officials didn’t heed most written public comments on water blueprint
Tony Davis More water conservation rebates and incentives? Yes. More Tucson Water collaboration on water issues with “stakeholders,” including those in the business community? Definitely yes. Water conservation mandates such as limiting what days in the week people can spray their outdoor landscaping? Not likely. Limits on population growth and new development to keep Tucson’s…
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Missoula Conservation District uses grant to restore Pattee Creek
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Conservation District received grant funding from the Department of Environmental Quality in 2023 to improve water quality, stream corridors and riparian habitat throughout Missoula County. The funding will be used to revegetate a section of Pattee Creek. Over 100 native species were planted to help restore a mile of Pattee…
