OFA comments on the proposed changes to the environmental permissions for stormwater management under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry. OFA is in favour of the intent of creating more efficient environmental permissions processes. However, OFA is concerned that this proposal requires further considerations with regards to the significant unintended consequences to neighbouring agricultural properties,…

Located in a quiet part of Tahiti, in French Polynesia, the village of Tautira sits on the ocean’s edge, framed by black sand beaches and a turquoise lagoon. With a population of just over 2,500, Tautira is known as the “village at the end of the road.” Beyond it is the island’s last truly wild…

Heard on Main Street: Separation of church and state is to protect God from the government, not government from God. Thank you, Abbie McGrath. You not only have a wonderful singing voice, but I greatly admire your writing voice. I thank you for the Essay you gave us in last week’s paper. Why should we…

As demand for utility-scale solar energy continues to grow across the South, there’s increasing attention on the development process and planning for solar installations, the policy and regulatory landscape, and the impact solar projects will have on the economy, environment, and local communities.  “One of the most important decisions in a large-scale solar project begins…

The Alexander Soil & Water Conservation District held its 30th Annual Environmental Field Days on October 25-26 at H&H Arena and Herman Dairy Farm. The event hosted 392 fifth-grade students and 22 teachers from seven public elementary schools, two Christian schools, and one homeschool. Soil & Water Director Pamela Bowman said the main purpose of…

PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — On a recent morning at the Penobscot Nation headquarters, moose mating rituals dominated the office banter: the wacky way a lovesick moose had stumbled around someone’s pickup truck, the grunts a bull moose made when he heard a hunter’s low moan — an imitation of a female mating call. “I don’t…

FUNDING AVAILABLE … Grant program available to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State PUBLISHED ON November 1, 2023 The mission of the NH Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant is to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State. (Stock photo: USDA NRCS Montana,…

Water is a precious resource that plays a vital role in sustaining the diverse industries and residents of Texas. As the second-largest state in the United States (in square miles), Texas is known for its rich and varied landscape, including vast agricultural regions, a thriving energy sector, and rapidly growing urban areas. Understanding the multifaceted…

Thousands of feet above northwest Montana’s Yaak Valley, a six-seater EcoFlight airplane soared through cloudy skies. As passengers pressed camera lenses up to the vehicle’s port-hole shaped windows to photograph the dense forest below, Anthony South, Headwaters Director for the Yaak Valley Forest Council, narrated the journey.  “We’ll be going over the Kootenai River in…

Dozens of environmental organizations and advocates are urging the Ford government to follow through on a key recommendation out of a 2021 report to protect 30 per cent of the province’s lands and waters for the environment. The Ford government established the Protected Area Working Group in 2021, composed of environmental experts from the private sector,…