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New Mexico is using some of its surplus budget funds, primarily from oil and gas revenues, to establish the states first-ever source of recurring funding for conservation efforts. Known as the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, it consists of two $50 million reserves - one to fund existing state programs and another permanent fund managed by the State Investment Council. Jonathan Hayden, senior policy analyst with Western Resource Advocates, said the funds with allow better stewardship as the st...

April is Earth Month, and for many climate scientists and advocates across the world, its a time to raise environmental awareness. In Arizona, a group called Science Moms wants families to know about new rebates and tax credits available to them through landmark federal clean energy laws. Joellen Russell, professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona and co-founder of Science Moms, said many are still not aware of the tools at their disposal or the reasons why they should make the swit...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced an 18-month delay in permitting a controversial oil-tunnel construction project under the Great Lakes. Federal engineers said they need the extra time to study the massive volume of public comments submitted about the project. ...

The U.S. EPA is hosting a webinar this week on its proposed new ...

The Iowa House has passed a bill to restrict the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline operators in the state. The measure would require the companies to receive permission from landowners before constructing the pipelines. Right now, the pipeline companies have to get permission only from the three-member, unelected Iowa Utilities Board to use eminent domain, and landowners are completely left out of the process. ...

Today, the Iowa House of Representatives moved forward House File 565 on a vote of 73-20. 52 Republicans and 21 Democrats voted in favor of the measur

Iowa Department of Natural Resources documents show workers at a manure digester in northwest Iowa noted a drop in the digester’s tank but didn’t investigate the issue further. The digester leaked roughly 376,000 gallons of manure water into nearby creeks.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources documents show workers at a manure digester in northwest Iowa noted a drop in the digester’s tank but didn’t investigate the issue further. The digester leaked roughly 376,000 gallons of manure water into nearby creeks.