The Biden administration wants to make conservation equal to ranching and mining in the West. The GOP won’t have it.
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PEER | June 22, 2023
The whistleblower group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it questions the BLM’s ability to apply land health standards on all lands, not just grazing lands, particularly when “approximately 1/3 of the grazing lands, nearly 41 million acres, are unassessed,” it ...
Fish and Game kills over 100 bears and wolves to boost Mulchatna caribou numbers
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PEER | June 21, 2023
Environmental agencies have criticized the state’s approach to predators, saying that it compromises healthy populations of wildlife through predator control. Last year, the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility requested that the U.S. Department of Interior end the use ...
NOAA Ducks Responsibility in Alaska King Crab Collapse
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Overfishing Driven by Inflated Population Estimates Doomed Red King Crab ...
National Park Service Studying Impacts Of eBikes
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“How does this affect the rest of the public visiting a park? We want to make sure everyone has a great experience,” she added. “What does (an eBike) do to everyone else’s experience there? That’s why there needs to be a rulemaking and public comment. Depending on what this ...
Plan to convert Cambridge natural gas plant to burn diesel gets pushback
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PEER | June 20, 2023
But some environmental groups have objected to the proposal, saying the change isn’t minor and should undergo a more extensive environmental review. “Burning diesel is a lot dirtier than the existing plant, so it could increase both local air pollution that hurts people and also ...