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October 18, 2022 - In Georgia, the gopher tortoise will not be added to the federal Endangered Species Act list in large part because of the power of partnerships.

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022, following its passage along party lines in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022, following its passage along party lines in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives....

“To list the many significant places that have been protected because of funding or legislation initiated by Sen. Leahy would take longer than even you have the stamina to listen to,” said Gaye Symington, former speaker of the Vermont House.

ENTERPRISE — More than a dozen years after Wallowa County acquired the approximately 1,800 acres of the Wallowa Lake East Moraine from the Ronald C. Yanke Trust and began working

The landmark climate law is also good news for trees

Several provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act could have a significant impact on New England’s carbon goals by expanding climate-smart forestry and growing the market for lower-carbon wood products.

REGIONAL— With President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, the media has focused much of its attention on the big ticket items in the bill. Those include …

From funding for conservation projects to mitigating wildfires, public lands win big.

Experts and advocates are optimistic, for the first time in ages, about what would be the biggest-ever U.S. investment in climate action.