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Reply More than 20 groups form an intersectional, justice-driven approach to public lands protection, climate action (Image Credit (Franmarie Metzler/Wikimedia Commons) ) Denver, CO – The People, Public Lands, and Climate Collaborative officially launches today with U.S.-based organizations from across the outdoor, nature and environmental community banding together to accelerate just climate solutions. Their first official call to action – urging the U.S. Senate to confirm New Mexico Rep. ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 20, 2021, President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order No. 13990 (“Executive Order”), which, among other things, suspended Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (“Executive Order 13920”) until April 20, 2021 and directed all executive departments and agencies to review and take action to address all actions taken during former-President Donald Trump’s tenure in office that conf...

After only a year in office, a member of a local board has been formally censured. At it’s Jan. 16 meeting, the board of supervisors for the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District approved a resolution censuring board supervisor Gail Goodman. The censure ­— which is an expression of formal disapproval — focused on Goodman’s interaction with and public criticism of district employees. The district’s attorney, Jason Marks, said while there was a difference of op...

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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Shortly after inauguration, President Joseph R. Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” This sweeping Executive Order instructs several agencies—including the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—to conduct a major review of the previous administratio...

Biden Orders Immediate Confrontation of Climate Crisis On Jan. 20, President Joe Biden signed an executive order entitled, “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” It establishes the Biden administration’s commitment to immediately work to confront both the causes and impacts of climate change by implementing policy guided by science. The order rolls back many actions taken by the Trump administration to loosen environmental standa...

1209 views As a favor to the community Im posting President Bidens order to agencies to undertake a review of Trump era environmental regulations. Yesterday was also an important day for Mother Nature and the nation. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously tossed the Trump administrations replacement for Obamas Clean Power Plan (CPP) back to EPA. The Agency will now be coming out with some version of the CPP.  Look for my continuing comments on these and other ...

UpdatedTue, Jan 19, 2021 at 10:33 am PT Reply Laguna Beachs Pacific Marine Mammal Center will support the population recovery of the 73 remaining Southern resident killer whales. (NOAA) LAGUNA BEACH, CA— Almost $1 million in grants were awarded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for its Killer Whale Research and Conservation Program last month. The Laguna Beach centered Pacific Marine Mammal Center will split a portion in a collaborative effort to support the population recover...

New Classification Marks Paradigm Shift in how Conservationists Tackle Climate Change Transformation-oriented projects involved translocation of trees or other plants, commonly in forest ecosystems Newswise — NEW YORK (January 14) -- A new study co-authored by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Global Conservation Program and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry introduces a classification called Resistance-Resilience-Transformation (RRT) tha...

Drought conditions ‘significantly improved’ statewide, task force closed Thu, 12/17/2020 - 6:00pm AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the drought conditions across the state. Since the Task Force met a month ago, drought conditions have significantly improved across the state. According to the latest Drought Monitor, five percent of the state remains in drought status. The National Weather Service reported large precipitation gains over the l...