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‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics

Inside Climate News

By Nathan Gilles, Columbia Insight In 2019, conservation activist and longtime Washington state resident Stephen Kropp did something he’d never done before: he explored a forest managed as state trust land by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

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Success! Removing the Klamath Dams

Legal Planet

(Klamath River Dam removal project [credit: Los Angeles Times]) Most of the environmental law and policy matters discussed on Legal Planet–especially over the past few months–have dealt with natural resource crises, environmental rollbacks, hostile political actors and actions in Washington, D.C., Download as PDF

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Our Fight for the Future at COP29

Ocean Conservancy

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107 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro Secures Additional Federal Aid To Help 12 Counties Recover From Tropical Storm Debby [PaEN] -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Host 3 Public Meetings On Perkiomen Mapping & Flood Mitigation Study Spanning Parts Of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh Counties Starting Nov. 12 (In-Person), Dec.

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Tax Incentives Find New Purpose for Conserving Water in American West

Circle of Blue

Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Pragmatic ingenuity is being applied here to overcome them, including a new easement program that uses federal and state tax benefits to conserve groundwater. Easements are the latest step in a developing strategy to meet Colorado’s water conservation directive.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro, State Legislature Must Act As Bulwark Against New Republican Environmental Rollbacks - By Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA -- Post-Gazette/AP: 3.5% Ohio- $3.03 Ohio- $3.03

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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

Circle of Blue

A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. The post FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint appeared first on Circle of Blue. Evers restarted the process after new guidance from the U.S.