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U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) says the Biden Administration's land conservation plan is "unattainable."
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Photographer: George Washington exhibit a 'tribute to the often-overlooked men and women who lost their lives'
Xiomaro's photos show the connection between General Washington and significant dates like Memorial Day and Independence Day. on May 16th.
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Acquiring more federal lands remains controversial, despite Biden conservation initiative
Despite President Biden's 30x30 initiative to increase federal ownership of land, controversies have arisen over presidential authority, monument size, resource protection, inclusion of non-federal lands, managing agencies, land use restrictions, and the process of monument creation.
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Appraiser in billion-dollar scheme pleads guilty for ‘inflating the value of the conservation easements’
North Carolina land appraiser Walter “Terry” Douglas Roberts II pleaded guilty on May 12 to conspiring to defraud the U.S. as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme.
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Williams: Mitigation strategies ‘can reduce the human impact on the environment’
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released two final policies that will address mitigation measures pertaining to development impacts on fish and animals.
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Permit by Rule: A Streamlined Approach to Government Approvals
Permit-by-rule, a simplified process for obtaining permits, has gained traction as a solution to expedite government approvals for various projects.
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Vilsack: Investment in wildfire protections 'one of the many actions we are taking to protect the people and communities we serve'
Western states are getting a $63 million assist from the federal government to protect their communities from the devastation of wildfires.
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Hughes: 'These areas will now be protected for future generations' at Black Hammock Island
Undeveloped property on an island in Florida known for its beauty, tranquility and outdoor activities will be protected land because of its purchase by the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
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Glaser: Sandy Hook advisory committee recommendations ‘are critical to the success of this effort’
A federal advisory committee has recommended the National Park Service (NPS) continue its leasing agreement for "adaptive reuse" of historic buildings at a former New Jersey ordnance proving ground.
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Interior Department slates funding for desalination facility in New Mexico
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced in a press release last week funding for the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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National Mining Association: 'Serious mine permitting reforms are sorely needed, and we applaud Sens. Barrasso and Capito for leading the way'
Two bills aimed at reforming the permitting processes for mining and environmental reviews have been introduced by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).
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Sams: 'It was truly inspiring to visit national parks in and around Boston'
Boston is the home of three national parks — National Park Service sites, Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
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Rieker: 'This long-awaited project is a vital step forward for the Arkansas Valley'
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation broke ground on Boone Reach trunk line of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado during the last week in April.
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Teitzel: 'There are still many hazards that remain in the burned areas'
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently announced the opening of Oregon forest lands damaged by the 2020 Labor Day fires.
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Touton: Climate change strategy will 'incorporate climate change into our water and power management decisions’
The Bureau of Reclamation recently released its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
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Kuck: Approvals of phosphate mine ‘seek a balance between resource extraction and conservation’
A mine and reclamation plan for the proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine near Soda Springs, Idaho, has been approved by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
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Secretary Haaland: 'Federal Indian boarding school policies have touched every Indigenous person I know'
The U.S. Department of the Interior in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced a partnership that will expand the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative in an effort to help the Native communities.
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Utah dinosaur quarry offering 'unique and exciting opportunity' for tours: Mortensen
Free 30- to 45-minute guided tours of Utah's Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry are available in select weeks of May and June, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced May 1.
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Bureau of Reclamation announces $140 million in funds toward 84 conservation projects in western states to battle climate crisis
As part of the Investing in America agenda by President Joe Biden, the Department of the Interior announced that $140 million will be going toward 84 conservation and efficiency projects in 15 western states as part of conserving more than 230,000 acre-feet each year.
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Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approves $146 million toward conservation, restoration of wetland and migratory bird habitats
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved more than $146 million to conserve or restore 242,000 acres of wetland and other upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and North American birds.
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