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Commercialization Has Hurt Water Conservation Efforts
The most successful businesses find underserved markets and fill those niches. In the process, they may overlook influencing market factors like the environment and sustainably-minded consumers. Once more entrepreneurs learn about water conservation for businesses, planetary droughts could become less detrimental. These are a few ways people learn how to save water while supporting their…
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New Program to Support Native American Producers With Climate-Smart Grazing
TULSA, OKLA. (NOV. 6, 2023) – Farm Journal Foundation and the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) are launching a new program to support climate-smart grazing practices among Native American cattle farmers and ranchers. The program, which will work in partnership with Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) and the Yield Lab Institute, will offer a combination of…
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How To Fix Our Green Infrastructure Problem
J.B. Ruhl is the David Daniels Allen distinguished chair of law and director of the program on law and innovation, and co-director of the energy, environment and land use program, at the Vanderbilt University Law School. James Salzman is the Donald Bren distinguished professor of environmental law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and…
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Climate, economy, hunger: Learn how farm bill affects many lives — and what you can do about it – United Church of Christ
Every five years, the federal farm bill affects millions of people in the United States. The omnibus legislation impacts a wide range of issues: climate change, agricultural economy and food security. That’s why the United Church of Christ’s Office of Public Policy and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., is collaborating with the Franklinton Center at Bricks…
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Chattanooga’s new Lookouts stadium site under scrutiny for potential lead contamination
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — This week, the EPA told residents they estimate there are more than 1,700 properties where soil needs to be removed and replaced because of high lead levels. Those homes in these neighborhoods are part of the EPA superfund site. Homeowners there are eligible for crews to come in to remove and replace…
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Melting sea ice has a direct impact on Adélie penguin survival
A recent study sheds new light on the vital importance of sea ice for Adélie penguins, particularly during their annual molting phase. The research, led by Dr. Annie Schmidt from Point Blue Conservation Science, has revealed a concerning bottleneck in the life cycle of these penguins that is likely to be intensified by the ongoing…
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Stanford researchers propose string of small marine sanctuaries to combat climate change
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The stunning marine sanctuaries that dot the California coast are critical for the continued health of ocean species, areas like the Gulf of the Farallones, Cordell Bank, and Monterey Bay. But if we can think of them as massive cities in the sea, new research suggests we may also need something…
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Women Breaking Barriers: Beth Stewart takes natural approach to leadership
For Beth Stewart, the serenity and tranquility of the great outdoors represent what great leadership can and should be. “In my leadership style, I’ve really tried to channel this kind of peace, and joy and, and comfort that we find in nature,” Stewart said.Stewart is the longtime director of the Cahaba River Society, and working…
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Missoula conservation district: Smurfit berms must be removed
Laura Lundquist (Missoula Current) The Missoula Conservation District has added its voice to those calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the berm that separates the Clark Fork River from the Smurfit-Stone mill site. On Thursday, Bradley Watkins, Missoula Conservation District director, told the Frenchtown Smurfit Stone Community Advisory Group that the district had written…
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$420,000 in wastewater funds proposed for Runamok Maple
FAIRFAX — Over $420,000 in wastewater funding is set to come to Fairfax’s own Runamok Maple. $3.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars is to be awarded to municipalities and businesses across the state to improve wastewater quality, Gov. Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Wastewater Program announced on Oct. 24. …