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Alabama Women of Conservation Award
The Nature Conservancy announced that it has named longtime Cahaba River Society Executive Director Beth Stewart as recipient of its 2nd Annual Alabama Women of Conservation Award. Stewart was honored at a morning event on Thursday, October 19 at the campus of Birmingham Southern College. “We are excited to present the 2023 award to an…
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Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | October 9 – October 13, 2023 | Article
Highlights: Reps. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) introduced the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices (CROP) for Farming Act (H.R.5922). The bill would make practices that reduce nitrous oxide and methane emissions and practices that store carbon in soil and plants eligible for payments under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Mike Braun…
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USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program Pays More Than $1.77 Billion to America’s Producers in Support of Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Right now, CRP’s more than 667,000 participants received payments…
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Historic Agreement Unites Diverse Stakeholders to Revolutionize Large-Scale U.S. Solar Development
In a landmark accord, major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups and tribal entities announced today their agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the result of a 20-month “Solar Uncommon Dialogue” convened by Stanford’s Woods Institute for…
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Three scientists on the front line of climate and conservation research
Left to right: Marina Banuet-Martinez, Romain Millan and Jimmy Choi.Credit: Paddy Mills The ability to see first-hand the effects of climate change on vulnerable ecosystems underpins the work of these three scientists, whose research has taken them to glaciers in Greenland, fishing communities in Mexico and the landing sites of migratory shorebirds all over the…
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Where is the strongest research focus on the environment?
High-quality research from scientists in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Scandinavia tends to lean the most heavily towards tackling climate and conservation issues, according to an analysis of data in the Nature Index. Of research published from 2015 to 2022 in 82 natural-science journals tracked by Nature Index, 4.7% of articles align with the…
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Dianne Feinstein remembered as tireless advocate for California conservation
HAYWARD — Throughout her career in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein was a champion for the environment and conservation of California’s wild places. In 2003, Feinstein helped negotiate the purchase of thousands of acres of salt ponds from Cargill on the San Francisco Bay with the goal of restoring them to tidal wetland. On the…
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Meet WWF’s 2023 Conservation Leadership Award winner
“I want to challenge young kids back in Alaska to think about what a scientist looks like,” Ropati said. “A scientist is a hunter. It’s someone who gathers berries and someone who’s able to really understand the ecology in the tundra in Alaska, to survive in the Arctic.” Asked about how she balances her studies,…
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Environmental conservation in Brazil: more investments, fewer “stupid decisions”
Climate/ Business / Technology is a protagonist at the Brazil Climate Summit, an event held in New York to discuss climate issues in the largest country in Latin America. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Laura Martins, is a tech journalist and fellow at The Verge with the ICFJ Emerging Leaders Program. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd…
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis
In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the growing fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience Since taking office, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate, clean energy, conservation, and environmental justice agenda in history – signing into law the…