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Florida Gutted Water Quality Monitoring – as Killer Algae Increased

by Susan Sargent | August 7, 2018
From: Tampa Bay Times “Over the last decade, as the state fought federal efforts to protect water, shrunk its own environmental and water-management agencies, and cut funding to an algae task force, monitoring for water quality has plummeted. While one crisis after another hit Florida, ...

Trump Administration Reverses Ban of Bee-Toxic Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges

From: Beyond Pesticides “At the same time that a new analysis by California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), current neonicotinoid uses in the state expose bees to residue levels known to cause harm, the Trump administration has reversed a 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) ...

On National Bison Range, Questions Surround Planning Process for its Future

by Susan Sargent | August 6, 2018
From: The Missoulian “Recently, the complex’s fortunes appeared to have turned. As part of a lawsuit settlement in January, the Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to complete a detailed planning guide called a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). “They help the station plan for the ...

Harris-Backed Amendment Could End GMO Restrictions at Blackwater, Prime Hook Refuges

by Susan Sargent | August 3, 2018
From: Delmarva Now “Farming on Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is difficult, but it’s necessary to support migratory birds who rely on nutrient-rich crops to supplement their natural diet in the winter months. Over the past seven years, the struggle to farm in wet marshy ground ...

Wilderness Lost

From: Craig Medred “PEER argued Young overstated its proposal, saying the sanctuary “nomination safeguarded Alaska Native marine subsistence and small-boat fisheries but would curb industrial scale fishing while banning oil and gas development. In addition, the treacherous waters of ...

Beaten in WOTUS Messaging War, Greens Gird for Trump Rule

by Susan Sargent | August 2, 2018
From: E&E News “The Trump administration expected next month to release a replacement for the Obama rule that will likely reduce the numbers of streams and wetlands protected by the Clean Water Act, environmentalists are preparing for a messaging fight. “The problem is it’ ...
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