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New Yorkers Voted to Put Environmental Rights in Their Constitution — but the Attorney General is Fighting Back
COHOES, N.Y. — In a small city in upstate New York, just a few miles from Albany, the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator sputters and groans. The sound punctures the eerie silence of a deserted public housing complex next door, separated from the plant by only a fence and some railroad tracks. No children play on…
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Sinema Delivers Nearly $64 Million for Water Conservation Agreements to Strengthen Arizona’s Water Supply
Sinema secured the necessary funding to reach agreements conserving water and protecting the health of the Colorado River System WASHINGTON – Nearly $64 million will be invested across Arizona to fulfill new water conservation agreements critical to Arizona’s water future and the long-term health of the Colorado River System, thanks to key investments secured by Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema in…
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Interview: GEF CEO hails China’s role in global environment cooperation
BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — China’s achievements on protecting biodiversity and addressing environmental challenges are obvious to all, and it has set a fine example in promoting global cooperation on biodiversity conservation, said Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), on Thursday. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Beijing, Rodriguez said…
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50 Years of Protecting Endangered Species
Kirtland’s Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii In the birding world, a Kirtland’s warbler sighting is a big deal, and for good reason. The sparrow-size songbird has a very specific range and habitat: In the summer it nests on the ground only in young, dense jack pine forests in or adjacent to the state of Michigan. As the…
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Sustainable Earth Eating Calls on Pope Francis to Reinstate Meatless Fridays in New “Environmental Encyclical”
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As the global community grapples with the urgent need to address the environmental crisis, Sustainable Earth Eating, a leading climate, and food organization, has officially reached out to His Holiness Pope Francis, urging him to reinstate the tradition of Meatless Fridays by the Catholic Church as part of his…
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State, Manchester officials tour Shingle Hill Place where 136 condos are proposed
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — State and local officials, as well as Cape Ann residents, got an up-close-and-personal look Wednesday at the site of a proposed 136-unit housing development. About 100 officials and residents attended the tour that’s part of an appeals process being conducted by the Massachusetts Housing Appeals Committee. Last year, the town Zoning Board of…
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Hong Kong’s Nature-based Solutions for Climate Forum sparks momentum and collaboration with representatives from government, related industries, and corporates
HONG KONG, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Forum, co-organised by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Civic Exchange, was held on 27th October 2023 with resounding success. The event witnessed the attendance of over 90 in-person participants, including representatives from government, related industries, and interested corporates. This Nature-based Solutions-themed forum provided…
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Kenya’s Ogiek people being evicted for carbon credits
OPDP By Claire Marshall BBC Environment & Rural Affairs Correspondent Kenya’s government is illegally evicting hunter-gatherers from their ancestral lands to profit from carbon offsetting schemes, human rights lawyers say. Hundreds of members of the Ogiek community are being evicted from the Mau Forest, say their representatives. Ogiek leader Daniel Kobei said armed forest rangers…
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Natick-based MathWorks makes $25M donation to Mass Audubon for land conservation
LINCOLN — Mass Audubon, New England’s largest nature-based conservation organization, just got a generous early holiday gift from MathWorks, a Natick company that develops mathematical computing software. “It’s really exciting,” Mass Audubon’s chief conservation officer, Jocelyn Forbush, said in regards to MathWorks’ $25 million donation. “It’s really going to allow us to lift our conservation…
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Farmers get billions in government aid. Some of that money could fight climate change too.
Over the next five years, millions of dollars could be funneled into efforts to help farmers rotate their crops, preserve their soil, improve how their animals are fed and, along the way, significantly reduce the 10% of US greenhouse gas emissions that come from agriculture. If, that is, the 2023 Farm Bill actually gets passed…