Halfway Through Trump’s Term, Key Public Lands Agencies Still Lack Leaders
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PEER | April 3, 2019
From: Audubon “More than two years after his inauguration, President Donald Trump has yet to fill the top posts at a trio of federal agencies that together oversee more than 400 million acres of public land. Since Trump took office, interim appointees who have not been confirmed by the ...
Cleanup of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water Underway in Wells Near Fort Devens
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PEER | March 26, 2019
From: Boston 25 News “The U.S. Army has committed to cleaning up PFAS chemicals in drinking water in wells near Fort Devens. An environmental group says it all started when a whistleblower sent them documents showing how serious the contamination was. The drinking water in Ayer is ...
CSKT Renews Proposal for Ownership of Bison Range
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From: Flathead Beacon “The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have renewed a proposal to return management of the 18,800-acre National Bison Range to tribal management under a federal trust ownership agreement, an historic change of course that tribal leaders believe is in the best ...
Tribes Continue Push for Trust Ownership of Bison Range
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PEER | March 25, 2019
From: The Missoulian “A Wednesday press release announced that the tribes had notified Montana’s congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of the Interior that they would like to revisit a 2016 proposal to place the Bison Range in trust status. The tribes have long sought a ...
Park’s Cell Tower Meeting is Tonight
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From: Jackson Hole News & Guide “The new cell towers would go in at Flagg Ranch, Colter Bay, Jackson Lake Lodge, Signal Mountain, North Jenny Lake, South Jenny Lake, Beaver Creek, Moose and Kelly. Detractors of lining Teton park with cell towers exist, especially the group Public ...
Grand Teton National Park Pursuing Disputed Cell-Towers
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From: Post Register “Grand Teton National Park in western Wyoming seeks thoughts from the public on plans for a new network of cell towers amid questions about how the National Park Service balances public safety with the experience of wilderness. The park currently has two cell towers ...
