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Burning fossil fuels at current rates is expected to produce mass extinctions and other catastrophic outcomes, but a brighter future is possible if large-scale action is taken within the next three years, according to the latest warning by leading climate scientists. Greg Findley, a Lander-based climate instructor for the online climate change school Terra.Do, said Wyoming is in a great position to build out clean-energy infrastructure. "You can t outsource jobs installing solar and wind, and building transmission lines," Findley pointed out. " . ....
An important conservation program has received its full funding in Congress latest budget. The Land and Water Conservation Fund will be able to allocate $900 million to projects across the country to ensure access to public lands as well as for local projects. It s the first time the program has received its full dedicated funding since the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020 saved it and ensured permanent funding. . ....
Another stab at restoring tax credits to hundreds of ranchers and farmers who were deprived of both their tax credits and clear title to their land is underway at the ....
Utah is taking new action to reduce the deaths of wildlife along roads and highways. Congress allocated $350 million in the bipartisan infrastructure package to fund projects across the country. States must provide 20% of the funds for projects, and Utah has approved $1 million to be set aside to address one of the most dangerous spots for wildlife in the state. . ....
Local environmental groups are voicing their concerns about a proposed mining exploration project about two miles west of California s Death Valley. The company Mojave Precious Metals wants to drill more than 100 holes to look for gold at Conglomerate Mesa, and to revive some roads in what is now considered a roadless landscape. Kayla Browne, desert-lands organizer for the group Friends of the Inyo, said the area is important to migrating mule deer and is prime habitat for the Townsend s western big-eared bat and the Inyo rock daisy. . ....