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An analysis from the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) reveals that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is failing to meet agency standards in caring for the 56.7 million acres of rangeland under its purvey, writes Jimmy Tobias in High Country News. “Particularly ...

In response to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise article “Turf field approved, incumbents re-elected in Saranac Lake”, published on May 21, Marc Wanner of Saranac Lake wrote: Artificial turf is made of nylon, polypropylene and/or polyethylene. Chemicals used include, lead, ...

Without publicly disclosing it, federal officials pushed the planned pathway of a major NV Energy transmission line out of the way of a potential Southern Nevada mining site — drawing the consternation of conservation watchdog groups, who have previously raised concerns that the line ...

Conservation groups are questioning the Bureau of Land Management’s “skewed priorities” in decisions surrounding the path of a massive powerline project between Las Vegas and Northern Nevada. Email exchanges between BLM officials and the leader of Basin and Range Watch, Kevin ...

In California, public health advocates have accused the US Navy and the EPA of failing to deal with the toxic dumping at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site in a way that protects the public. The shipyard in San Francisco has been on the Superfund list since 1989, contaminated ...

With spring sports in full swing across Maine, there’s a lot of competition for field time. The solution for some communities across the state has been investments in artificial turf to extend the season, but it’s sparked a new debate about just how safe those fields are. One ...