Colt killed after injuring leg escaping BLM roundup, event captured on video
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Elizabeth Duan | January 8, 2024
Video showing a colt hurting its leg as it fights to get away from wranglers is the latest flashpoint in advocates’ criticism of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundups on Nevada ranges. “A mare and her colt escaped. The colt is now dead,” according to an account on Wild Horse ...
Environmentalists Hope To Revive Landmark PFAS Orders Despite Court Stay
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Elizabeth Duan | January 4, 2024
Two environmental groups are seeking to join the appellate suit over EPA’s novel orders for a plastics manufacturer to halt use of a fluorination technology that allegedly contaminates products with PFAS, aiming to bring the orders back into force after the agency agreed to a stay — ...
Tough choices could make 2024 a wild ride for Interior
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Elizabeth Duan |
Results of the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey made public last month showed that 56 percent of NPS employees expressed satisfaction with the agency. A remarkable 36 percent said they would not recommend the agency as a good place to work, while 46 percent said they doubted senior ...
Unexpected drawbacks to artificial turf in Arizona
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Elizabeth Duan | January 2, 2024
Many home and business owners in Arizona are considering a switch to artificial turf. Fake grass has its benefits, like saving on water, but it has its own set of problems. The national nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility recently released a study showing turf ...
Oil and gas exempt from drilling rules in endangered bird habitat. Is species threatened?
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Elizabeth Duan |
Oil and gas operators were granted exemptions to drilling restrictions intended to protect an endangered bird species in the plains of eastern New Mexico, causing environmental groups to criticize the federal agency tasked with managing operations on public land. Largely based on timing ...
Why fake grass is not a good alternative for your lawn
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Elizabeth Duan |
Fake grass might sound like a great alternative to the water-loving lawns at homes in the Valley – but experts say that’s not the case. “It’s dangerous for you. It’s dangerous for your pets. It’s dangerous for your kids and it’s dangerous for your ...