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The tortoise vs. the bulldozer

The tortoise vs. the bulldozer

SOURCE: Reno News and Review DATE: May 22, 2021 SNIP: The Gemini Project, an 11-square-mile solar energy array to be constructed on federal land near the Valley of Fire State Park in Southern Nevada, has received preliminary approval from regulators. The photovoltaic...
New Idaho Law Calls For Killing 90% Of The State’s Wolves

New Idaho Law Calls For Killing 90% Of The State’s Wolves

SOURCE: NPR DATE: May 21, 2021 SNIP: Conservative lawmakers in Idaho and Montana have passed new laws to drastically reduce the number of wolves in those states. Concerns over the animal’s impact on both livestock and wild prey have long festered among ranchers...
Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact

Just 3% of world’s ecosystems remain intact

SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: April 15, 2021 SNIP: Just 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals and undisturbed habitat, a study suggests. These fragments of wilderness undamaged by human activities are...
Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time

Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time

SOURCE: New York Times DATE: January 20, 2021 SNIP: A Washington State report put it bluntly: Because of the devastating effects of climate change and deteriorating habitats, several species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest are “on the brink of extinction.” Of the...
Trump Opens Habitat of a Threatened Owl to Timber Harvesting

Trump Opens Habitat of a Threatened Owl to Timber Harvesting

SOURCE: New York Times DATE: January 13, 2021 SNIP: The Trump administration on Wednesday removed more than 3 million acres of Pacific Northwest land from the protected habitat of the northern spotted owl, 15 times the amount it had previously proposed opening to the...