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Berks Nature reviews environmental progress in its 15th State of the Environment Report
For the last 15 years, Berks Nature has been issuing a State of the Environment Report for Berks County. To some of the over 300 in the audience at the organization’s recent annual breakfast at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Reading, that is a lifetime. Alexandra Barnes, a 16-year-old senior at Gov. Mifflin High School,…
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3 SD projects receive a combined $51 million for climate-smart agriculture
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – A land trust, state university and conservation group will receive a combined total of $51 million in federal funding to incentivize “climate-smart” agriculture in South Dakota. The biggest grant went to Ducks Unlimited, a hunter-led organization focused on habitat conservation. It was awarded $25 million by the U.S.…
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Community rights and forest conservation
The story so far: The Forest Conservation Amendment Act of 2023 has received limited attention and little discussion about its impact on forests and its inhabitants. From the colonial forest law in 1865 to the Forest Conservation Amendment Act, 2023, more than fifteen laws, Acts, and policies have been formulated interlinking forests with legal and…
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Can Woodstock protect the environment while creating more affordable housing?
The Woodstock Housing Oversight Task Force (HOTF) answered a variety of questions on proposed zoning changes in the town. Its members explained the changes during a question-and-answer session Saturday, November 11. As town supervisor Bill McKenna told the audience, the proposals were derived from the comprehensive plan adopted in 2018. “The two biggest things that…
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Advocates celebrate breakthrough in campaign to overhaul flawed Army Corps flooding plan for NY-NJ Harbor
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – November 13, 2023 – Today, a broad group of environmental, civic, and environmental justice organizations celebrate New York State’s action requiring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to better protect communities and the region from damaging and frequent flooding harms. In response to demands from the public as well as…
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The Everglades is dying. Our new podcast looks at the struggle to save it – and the costs of failure
In 2000, the U.S. set out on one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted: to wind back the clock and make the Everglades function like it once did — in 1900. The plan could have given Florida a 20-year head start on climate change, but that didn’t happen. Listen to WLRN’s new podcast…
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NC State Extension Adds New Conservation Agronomy Specialist
Despite the known benefits, cover crop use in North Carolina hovers around 14% of crop acreage. The complexities of cover crop species, timing and cash crop rotation equate to a matrix of options with hard-to-quantify results. But climate-smart practices like cover crops and reduced tillage pay dividends when resiliency matters most. As part of the…
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Mongabay discusses the launch of Africa news bureau with director David Akana
Mongabay has launched Mongabay Africa, a new bureau led by program director David Akana, a veteran Cameroonian journalist. Akana’s interest in environmental journalism was sparked when he joined a radio project in 2002 highlighting environmental challenges in the Congo Basin, leading to specialized training and a career centered on the environment. Akana’s vision for Mongabay…
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Nez Perce Tribe’s award-winning film on salmon conservation now streaming on PBS
The Nez Perce Tribe’s award-winning documentary, “Covenant of the Salmon People,” is now airing on Public Broadcasting Station KBTC, according to a press release from the Tribe. The film started airing this month, which is Native American Heritage Month. The 60-minute documentary looks into the Nez Perce Tribe’s ancestral connection with salmon and its commitment…
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Environmental remediation of Beacon Terminal site begins
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