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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $64 Million for New
Date: Friday, November 3, 2023Contact: [email protected] PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Biden-Harris administration today announced $63.4 million in new investments as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water conservation, water efficiency, and protection of critical environmental resources in the Colorado River System. The investments, which will improve and protect the stability and sustainability…
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Environmental group grants lifetime award to former President Carter for his Alaska work
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Roselynn Carter talk with Debbie Miller during a 1990 camping trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Miller, an Alaska teacher and author, helped found the Alaska Wilderness League. The organization this week gave a special lifetime award to the former president for his advocacy on behalf of Alaska…
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Conservation deal aims to protect 30% of B.C. land by 2030
Conservation deal aims to protect 30% of B.C. land by 2030 – Environment | Business in Vancouver
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Five Percent Goal for Trees in Disadvantaged Communities is too Low
To the Editor: RE “15m in Federal Grants Awarded to CT Cities & Conservation Groups for Planting Trees” by Angela Carella, Oct. 11: I am writing to express my enthusiasm and support for the recent news regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s investment in our nation’s urban forest. I was extremely pleased by the announcement that…
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Forest Conservation and Management Strategies for Climate Mitigation
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Tom Ryan, a forester with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), will present at the November Berkshire Green Drinks event on Thursday, Nov. 9, in person and online via Zoom. The in-person gathering begins at 5:15 PM at Big Elm Brewery Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver Street. The presentation and…
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Betting on biodiversity: Q&A with Superorganism’s Kevin Webb & Tom Quigley
Superorganism is a newly launched venture capital firm, touted to be the first that’s dedicated to addressing the biodiversity crisis. The firm aims to support startups that are developing and deploying technology to prevent biodiversity loss and protect nature. The firm’s early portfolio includes companies that are working to tackle extinction drivers and finding solutions…
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Inaugl tribe members commit to legally protect more than 12,000 ha of high biodiversity forest
Deep within the highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Inaugl tribe, along with their neighbouring communities in the Bismarck Forest Corridor, have come together to undertake a significant endeavour: collectively entering into a conservation deed, pledging to safeguard an area of 12,241 hectares of pristine forest. It’s not a huge area, about two thirds…
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Fairfax residents, conservation groups urge changes to the George Snyder Trail extension
Local conservation groups joined residents of Fairfax’s Mosby Woods neighborhood in an Oct. 24 Fairfax City Council meeting to voice frustrations about an extension to the George Snyder Trail (GST). The extension would cut through a portion of the urban forest in central Fairfax and construct a trail along Accotink Creek connecting Chain Bridge Road…
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What happens after conservation payments stop?
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Carter secures water, conservation wins for first district
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week secured several wins for conservation and water system improvements in Georgia’s First Congressional District as part of the House-passed Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The bill included $1.75 million for Springfield, GA’s Sewer Force Main Construction project,…