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GCSAA: Announces the 2023 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards winners
Lawrence, Kan. (Oct. 24, 2023) – Four golf course superintendents have been named winners of the 2023 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards (ELGA). The annual awards are presented by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and Golf Digest in partnership with Syngenta. Eight runners-up also received recognition for their environmental efforts. The awards…
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Environmental Conservation officers patrol state canal system in Cayuga County
The Citizen staff New York Department of Environmental Conservation officers helped patrol the state canal system in Cayuga County this fall. As part of its weekly activity report, the department said Wednesday that in September and October, officers in DEC Region 7 teamed up with members of the U.S. Coast Guard to patrol the state…
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Next Steps to Protect Stability
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration today announced next steps in the Administration’s efforts to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System and strengthen water security in the West. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation released a revised draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) as part of the…
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Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of a meeting in Jamaica of a U.N. body that conservationists fear will soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor. More than 20 countries have called for a ban or moratorium on deep-sea…
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2024 Environmental Stewardship Award Program Nominations Now Open
Nominations are now open for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award. Established in 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) annually recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers across the nation. “Cattle producers across the country are committed to conserving natural resources for future generations,” said NCBA President Todd Wilkinson.…
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Subsistence poaching has little impact on biodiversity in the Amazon’s environmental protection areas
image: The researchers installed 720 camera traps in 100 human communities inside and outside nine sustainable-use protected areas view more Credit: Ricardo Sampaio The presence of Indigenous communities and traditional river dwellers in extractive reserves located in Legal Amazonia is not a threat to birds and mammals considered subsistence poaching targets, according to a…
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Land Trust Alliance supports historic agreement to revolutionize large-scale US solar development
WASHINGTON — Major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups and tribal entities announced a landmark agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the product of the Solar Uncommon Dialogue process, organized by Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment,…
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Washington receives $2.2 million federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant – Washington State Department of Commerce
Funding will lower energy use, reduce emissions, promote energy efficiency in communities OLYMPIA, WA — The Washington State Department of Commerce was awarded a $2.2 million grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, a funding opportunity from the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy…
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Scott County Conservation program discussing plans for Resource Enhancement and Protection resources
BLUE GRASS, Iowa — It’s a full-time job keeping the natural prairie land and wildlife in the Quad Cities safe as our world evolves. The Scott County Conservation organization is allowing the public to hear how they arrange funding to maintain our diverse environment. A meeting will be held at the Blue Grass Public Safety…
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Groups Oppose Use of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Polluting Factory Farms
Food System RELATED CONTENT Nearly 200 groups and 200,000 people urge USDA Sec. Vilsack to exclude factory farms and methane gas production from climate funding Today, nearly 200 groups sent a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to reconsider its recent decision to include several “conservation practices” that support factory farms and the…