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Opposition grows to major road project in AK’s iconic Brooks Range
Opposition is growing among hunters and anglers to a proposed road in Alaska’s iconic Brooks Range. The state has invested millions in the project, eyeing it as an economic development tool. The Brooks Range extends from Alaska’s Arctic into Canada’s Yukon. The Ambler Industrial Road would cut a 211-mile-long east to west swath through the…
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At Utah House Speaker’s water summit, global ideas for conservation
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Utah Rep. Mike Schultz, R-Hooper. Great Salt Lake Collaborative Photo supplied, Utah House Utah Rep. Mike Schultz, R-Hooper. Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great…
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USDA selects University of Illinois team to study spring dust storms over Midwestern rural areas
BYLINE: Mike Koon Newswise — It made headlines nationwide. An abrupt dust storm blinded drivers on I-55 south of Springfield, Ill., on May 1, causing a massive pileup, ultimately killing eight people and injuring 37. A team of researchers from the University of Illinois, Cornell University, and Texas A&M University will try to determine the…
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Global boiling: reinforcing conservation efforts amidst an escalating climate crisis
With a predicted dryer than average summer ahead, the ACT Government is applying lessons learnt from the 2020 bushfires to protect the Canberra environment from devastating decline. Minister for the Environment Rebecca Vassarotti said that she is focusing her efforts on environmental protection and conservation strategies to respond to a difficult summer ahead. “A bushfire…
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Douglas County tackles diminishing environmental fund
SUPERIOR — Douglas County officials are working to turn around a fund created to help pay for projects to address environmental issues. The environment reserve fund was created in 2007 using $350,000 of the environment impact fee paid by American Transmission Company when the Arrowhead-Weston transmission line was built between Hermantown and Wausau. The goal…
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $32 Million for Columbia River Basin Projects and Programs in Oregon
The federal investments come through the EPA’s Columbia River Restoration Program, which was created by Senator Merkley to restore health, vitality of critical ecosystems Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investing $31,768,530 million across seven Oregon projects and programs to reduce…
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WI Green Fire: Senate passes imperfect PFAS bill
Rhinelander, WI – On November 14th, 2023, the Wisconsin State Senate passed a version of SB312 (the “PFAS bill”) without important changes offered by Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF), other environmental/conservation groups, and leaders of communities impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Over the last several months, the experts on WGF’s Contaminants of Emerging Concern Work Group…
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Fishery Managers Eye Changing 2024 Striped Bass Management Measures | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
After recent stock projections were worse than expected, the ASMFC Striped Bass Management Board is seeking angler input as it gauges the adjustments necessary to meet the rebuilding timeline for the striped bass stock. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering adjusting management measures for the recreational and commercial Atlantic striped bass fishery, in…
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Moreau residents rally against proposed sewage sludge plant in their community
MOREAU, NY (WRGB) — Residents in and around the town of Moreau are continuing their fight to stop a sewage sludge plant from getting built in their community. On Thursday, dozens gathered at the Moreau Community Center to hear updates on efforts to block Saratoga Biochar from manufacturing fertilizer from human-biosolid waste in their community.…
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In brief: real estate acquisitions and leases in Myanmar
Acquisitions and leases Ownership and occupancy Describe the various categories of legal ownership, leasehold or other occupancy interests in real estate customarily used and recognised in your jurisdiction. The most common form of land in Myanmar is leasehold land, primarily in the form of grant land. In addition, the Myanmar government may also enter into…
