Albany, N.Y., February 7—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C–Big Flats), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, said that joint Senate-Assembly hearings on Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2024-2025 New York State budget will continue on Wednesday with a review of the governor’s proposals for Environmental Conservation. Wednesday’s hearing can be viewed HERE beginning at 9:30AM. Today’s forum continues a…

Govt prioritizes environmental conservation in dev programmes: Nasrul DHAKA, March 20, 2024 (BSS) – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the government gives priority on the issue of conservation of environment in taking up any development programme. He said this while addressing a panel discussion titled “Dialogue Hub: Energy-Water-Food…

Aboriginal Rangers addressing coastal erosion along the Bibbulmun Track The Community Stewardship Grants are an initiative of the Western Australian Government managed though the State NRM Program at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). The grants are designed to facilitate the conservation and sustainable management of the State’s natural resources by supporting…

Climate organization puts $120M into 2024 election | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) The League of Conservation Voters, a major left wing advocacy group and funder, will put a whopping $120 million into the 2024…

A program that rewards farmers for turning less-productive land into wildlife habitat is having a banner year, but that might not be the best news for the environment. The Department of Agriculture is signing up so many farmers for the Conservation Reserve Program that the program may soon hit the 27-million-acre cap Congress set for…

A state appeals court Friday rejected requests by environmental groups for a rehearing after it ruled last month that a legal battle about conservation funding was “moot.” The 1st District Court of Appeal, as is common, did not explain its decision for denying motions for rehearing. The long-running legal battle stemmed from a 2014 constitutional…

Groups fighting to protect public lands are praising first-of-their-kind moves to protect old-growth forests on U.S. Forest Service land. The Biden administration is proposing to amend all 128 forest land management plans to conserve and steward old-growth trees, rather than managing them primarily for recreation and economic gain. Ben Blom, director of stewardship and restoration…

Participants at the ceremony to launch the project (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – A project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to conserve coastal habitat in the Mekong Delta region was launched at a ceremony in Kien Giang on March 15. The event was jointly organised by the mission of the…

Download PDF The Tennessee Department Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a February 27th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Walnut Creek Timber, LLC (“Walnut Creek”). The Order provides that Walnut Creek operates a dimension stone rock harvesting quarry in Livingston, Tennessee. TDEC is stated to have issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Walnut Creek…