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Federal, state and local agencies reach agreement to address …
WEBDec 1, 2022 · The Colorado River Board of California responded by pledging to conserve 1.6 million acre-feet of water by 2026. The Imperial Irrigation District agreed to take the biggest cut —1 million acre ...
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A reality check on Biden’s ‘30 by 30’ conservation plan
WEBJun 23, 2021 · A week after Joe Biden became president, he signed an executive order that announced his commitment to protecting 30% of U.S. land and water — over 720 million acres — by 2030. The move ...
Trump’s impact on Indian Country over four years
WEBDec 16, 2020 · When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, many tribal leaders took a wait-and-see approach, given his poor record on Indigenous affairs. Four years later, Indian Country has ...
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An Alaska expedition uncovers new details about dinosaurs of the …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · The expedition set out to advance what little is known about the prehistoric Far North. Over 16 days, the team traveled more than 100 river miles looking for the “right kind of rocks ...
Stop the rock-stacking - High Country News
WEBJul 7, 2015 · We marvel at the rocks in the Grand Canyon, Arches and Grand Teton national parks. Yet a perplexing practice has been gaining ground in our wild spaces: People have begun stacking rocks on top of ...
Diverted, drained and dwindling: What’s the fate of New Mexico’s …
WEBJan 14, 2021 · The Rio Grande used to provide water on a bell curve, with powerful floods in the spring and summer and lower and slower flows in the winter. Now the dams release about 20% of what naturally ...
How do you protect wildlife from sprawl? - High Country News
WEBAug 1, 2024 · The herd’s passage takes it through Eagle Mountain — 50 square miles of sprawling exurb, composed mostly of subdivisions layered atop former ranchlands. Since its incorporation in 1996, Eagle ...