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Lancaster county poultry farms receive funding for conservation efforts
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay partnered with Perdue Farms to improve conservation practices at 80 Pennsylvania farms including dozens in Lancaster County. LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in conservation grant money is now available for 80 farms across Pennsylvania, including more than 40 poultry farms in Lancaster County in an…
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Van Orden is silent on Republican plans to cut $50 billion from the Farm Bill
The 3rd District Republican, who sits on the House Agriculture Committee, has little to say about slashing support for the crucial legislation that impacts farmers, consumers, and the environment. Third District Congressman Derrick Van Orden (R-Prairie du Chien) landed a plum assignment when he took his seat in the US House earlier this year: a…
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More animal welfare or more environmental protection?
image: Prof. Dr. Monika Hartmann, Jeanette Klink-Lehmann and Milan Tatic at the Frankenforst Campus in Vinxel in the Siebengebirge region. view more Credit: Photo: Volker Lannert/University of Bonn Which sustainability goals do people in Germany find more important: Animal welfare? Or environmental protection? Human health is another one of these competing sustainability goals. A team…
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11 Countries Sign Declaration for Global Protection of River Dolphins by 2030
The recent devastating news of over 150 (and counting) dolphins found dead in the Amazon in Lake Tefé, Brazil and a record drought from a historic El Niño season has shed new light on the urgent need for international collaboration to prevent further decline of the river dolphin population in the Amazon and across the…
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Stec weighs in on Legislative Environmental Conservation hearings
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Latin America’s Climate Challenge, and Opportunity
This blog is co-authored by Sergio Sánchez, Senior Policy Director of Global Clean Air; Edgar Godoy, Associate Vice President of Jurisdictional Partnerships; Santiago Garcia, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Relationships Manager; and Erica Cunningham, AVP of Latin American Fisheries and Oceans. Scene from the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2023 opening ceremony. UNclimatechange…
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The Art Inspiring Generations of Environmental Action
The essence of art lies in its remarkable ability to communicate with individuals in diverse and profound ways. Posters, functioning as an accessible art form, step into the forefront of contemporary social and political issues within a more casual framework. Serving as visual conduits, they distill intricate concepts into vivid imagery resonating across cultural and…
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Art to Save the Planet
The essence of art lies in its remarkable ability to communicate with individuals in diverse and profound ways. Posters, functioning as an accessible art form, step into the forefront of contemporary social and political issues within a more casual framework. Serving as visual conduits, they distill intricate concepts into vivid imagery resonating across cultural and…
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Fish and Wildlife Service proposes a sprawling conservation area in the Everglades watershed
A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal. The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area…
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Getting Ready: A new era of environmental care for the town of York
Attention to caring for and preserving our beautiful seaside environment is not a new priority for the town of York and its citizens. In 2008 the York Selectboard signed the US Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement. (The Mayors Climate Protection Center, founded in 2007 as a subgroup of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is dedicated to providing…
