2023 Conservation Politics 
Circle of Blue
MARCH 9, 2023
Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons user Michael Rael By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 9, 2023 The San Luis Valley, a high desert farming region in southern Colorado, is a land of daunting natural constraints, especially its scarce water reserves.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Beginning in early 2021, the California Planning & Conservation League Foundation convened a group of water law professors and other water experts to formulate specific recommendations for modernizing California water rights law. However, the 2023 legislative session ended before either bill could be fully considered by the State Senate.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023. The general outlook includes some good news and some bad news.
Circle of Blue
MARCH 2, 2023
Carl Ganter an Explorers Club Fellow in recognition of his contributions to understanding and conserving the world’s fresh water. . Carl Ganter a Fellow, Recognizing Contributions to Freshwater Research, Conservation and Journalism appeared first on Circle of Blue. ” The post Explorers Club Names J.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Administrative Engagement We were in touch with career and political staff at USDA nearly daily in 2024, working hard to keep the agency in contact with farmers and organizations in the field and responsive to their needs through calls, meetings, and directing feedback from the field to USDA.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Pumping reductions of 5% of current pumping finally started in 2023 in the most severely impacted parts of the Valley. We can farm with less water On Robbie and my farm, we produce wine grapes and olives using traditional water-conserving dry-farm practices, where in most rainfall years we don’t irrigate our plants at all.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. In 2023, in the U.S., Cultural rights include the right to freedom for scientific research and creative activity, and the right to participate in cultural life.
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