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Ronald E. Whitley, 75, formerly of Hillsboro, died peacefully from cancer on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Staab Funeral Home in …
Kentucky has rapidly lost its wetlands over the past few decades, and advocates say the recent gutting of federal protections for marshes and other ecosystems saturated by water could imperil local drinking water quality. Michael Washburn, executive director of the Kentucky Waterways Alliance, explained wetlands provide natural large-scale water filtration, serve as carbon sinks, and act as buffers during flooding events. He said the rollback of federal protections leaves little recourse for advocates working to address the issue through state-level policy change. ...
The Biden administration is considering a rule change to allow carbon dioxide from air or industrial processes to be captured and stored in national parks. Under the proposal, carbon sequestration could begin in Ohio's Wayne National Forest. Opponents say the move is a historic reversal of U.S. ...
The Bureau of Land Management has released its final Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan, which will guide the use and management of over 658,000 acres of public lands for decades to come. Conservation geographer Alison Gallensky with Rocky Mountain Wild said the plan does a good job of increasing protections for some 300,000 currently undeveloped acres, mostly along the Arkansas River between Salida and Canon City. "By setting aside several hundred thousand acres," said Gallensky, "to stay the way they are now, for wildlife, for the headwaters for the diffe...
The Bureau of Land Management has released its final Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan, which will guide the use and management of over 658,000 acres of public lands for decades to come. Conservation geographer Alison Gallensky with Rocky Mountain Wild said the plan does a good job of increasing protections for some 300,000 currently undeveloped acres, mostly along the Arkansas River between Salida and Canon City. "By setting aside several hundred thousand acres," said Gallensky, "to stay the way they are now, for wildlife, for the headwaters for the diffe...