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Tax Incentives Find New Purpose for Conserving Water in American West

Circle of Blue

Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Pragmatic ingenuity is being applied here to overcome them, including a new easement program that uses federal and state tax benefits to conserve groundwater. Easements are the latest step in a developing strategy to meet Colorado’s water conservation directive.

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HotSpots H2O: In Malaysia, the Mah Meri Resist Eviction from Coastal Homeland

Circle of Blue

In 2002, courts ruled in favor of the Temuan, a tribe that had been served eviction notices in 1995 by Malaysian state authorities. . Across waterways and mangrove expanses, rolling mudflats and ample fishing spots, the Mah Meri’s centuries-long relationship with the ecosystem has been one of mutual care and conservation. .

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Gray Wolf conservation in the Northern Rockies: Can we protect wolves and ranchers?

Vermont Law

A DPS can be used to prioritize conservation for a declining population in a specific area, but can also be used to remove protections for populations that may have recovered. For example, from 1987 to 2002, 861 domestic animals. Gray Wolf conservation in the Northern Rockies: Can we protect wolves and ranchers?

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law Blog

An entity classified as an “arm of the state” would be entitled to sovereign immunity provided by the Eleventh Amendment; in contrast, a “political subdivision” is not afforded the same protection. Tarrant County , 798 F.2d 2d 736, 744-45 (5 th Cir. The burden of proof falls on the entity seeking immunity and SRA-L failed to meet its burden.

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UNC Nutrient Study: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again (Apologies to Yogi Berra)

Smith Enviorment

In 2002, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) designated Jordan Lake as having impaired water quality due to excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) contributing to algal blooms in the lake. The lead recommendation in the UNC report is largely political; it focuses on how to fund nutrient reduction strategies.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

I also went looking for something to inspire me politically. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Most Recent Annual Revenue US$99.32 Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list. OpenSecrets.org Profile of Nestlé Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S.

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Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

I also went looking for something to inspire me politically. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Most Recent Annual Revenue US$99.32 Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list. OpenSecrets.org Profile of Nestlé Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S.