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After a record water year, did Utahns’ conservation habits stick?
Editor’s note • The following is an excerpt from the Salt Lake Tribune’s new Open Lands newsletter, a twice-a-month newsletter about Utah’s land, water and air from the environment team. For a sneak peek at what we’re working on and news we’re following, sign up to have Open Lands delivered to your inbox. When the…
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Climate Chief Report Outlines Whole-of-Government Approach to Address Climate Crisis
Boston — Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer published a report today with recommendations to implement the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s whole-of-government approach to addressing the climate crisis. The report makes recommendations to the Governor regarding the climate-related practices and policies of executive department agencies. It presents 39 recommendations focused on concrete strategies to finance investments necessary to meet…
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Scientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants dropped dead
In May and June 2020, the death of 350 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango delta baffled conservationists and sparked global speculation about what had caused it. Elephants of all ages and both sexes were affected, with many walking in circles before dying suddenly, collapsing on their faces. Two months later, 35 more elephants died in north-western…
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International Conservation Caucus Foundation Honors Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, the Bezos Earth Fund and Chairwoman Kay Granger for Conservation Leadership at Congressional Awards Gala
Speakers included Jeff Bezos, the President of Paraguay, U.S. Sens. Chris Coons and Lindsey Graham, and Speaker Emeritus Kevin McCarthy WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday evening, the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) presented Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, and the Bezos Earth Fund with the Good Steward Award and Chairwoman Kay Granger with the…
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Four climate frontiers: How mediators can make peace and help protect the planet – Sebastian Kratzer
This article by Sebastian Kratzer from HD’s Mediation Support and Policy Unit is based on a panel discussion at the EU’s 2023 Peace Mediation Community of Practice and draws on insights from the 2023 Berlin Climate and Security Conference. As humanity pushes the safety limits of one planetary boundary after another, the impact of climate…
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Legal revision improves marine environment protection
Restored corals grow around reefs near Fenjiezhou Island, Hainan province. [Photo by Zhang Mao/China Daily] China will ramp up environmental monitoring and impose more penalties for violations as the country strives to enhance marine conservation, according to a revision to the Marine Environment Protection Law. The draft was passed on Tuesday after it was submitted…
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Environmental Professionals Network hosts series of discussions over breakfast
Attendees getting food at a past EPN event. The next breakfast will be on Nov. 14 and focus around plastic products in Central Ohio and how they’re reused. Credit: Duane Gandelot, School of Environmental and Natural Resources (SENR) Communications Coordinator Early risers can join the Environmental Professionals Network for a series of breakfasts aiming to…
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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…
