Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 5, 2022

Overall water usage in the Great Lakes is dropping, largely due to water conservation and management efforts, according to the Great Lakes Commission’s most recent water use report. Read the full story at Great Lakes Now.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2023

Since the seedlings for schools initiative began in 2008, 1.8 The Foundation promotes wildlife conservation and education in Pennsylvania and supports projects for wildlife and wetland habitat improvement, creek and lake restoration and to increase student educational opportunities. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

By Katie Caswell The House Ways and Means Committee has introduced HR 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, which eliminates the manufacturing tax credit for major oil and gas companies and locks the credit at six percent for other producers and refiners.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Year after year environmental groups, conservation districts, farmers, local governments oppose the cuts and outline the critical environmental infrastructure needs communities have. This, in spite of the fact the PA Supreme Court has specifically declared $1.3 Read more here. million from DEP, $1.5 million; DCNR: $1.5 million; and DEP: $4.2

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Grants are available on a competitive basis for projects that implement the PA Water Trail Program’s eight guiding principles: Partnership, Stewardship, Volunteerism, Education, Conservation, Community Vitality, Diversity, Wellness and Well-being. Interested applicants can Click Here to join the meeting.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2023

The grant will help improve the Brinkerton Mine Drainage Treatment System , which was constructed in 2008. WCAP funds help local nonprofit groups restore watersheds negatively impacted by abandoned mine lands and support citizen-based conservation in coal communities.” Photo : Brinkerton Abandoned Mine Treatment System.)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2021

“While much has been said about 3 billion birds lost in the press, raptors are largely overlooked in that discussion,” explains Dr. Laurie Goodrich, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science. The first step in conserving raptors is understanding the trends.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2022

The Western PA Conservancy is now accepting applications for Canoe Access Development Grants for Western Pennsylvania. Eligible organizations include watershed groups, conservation organizations, paddle clubs, agencies and other eligible parties to develop canoe and kayak access sites across Western Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2022

Pennsylvania's 28 water trails link outdoor recreation and water conservation efforts. Since 2008, PEC, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Fish and Boat Commission, and the National Parks Service have worked together to promote and maintain the Pennsylvania Water Trails Program's network of creeks and rivers.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 3, 2023

Bird collisions are now considered a major conservation issue throughout the world and one that has contributed to the loss of 3 billion birds in North America (about 30% of North America’s birds) since 1970. and 119 species have been documented colliding with buildings in Philadelphia since 2008. up to 42 million in Canada.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Executive Partners of the Pennsylvania Water Trail Progra m -- the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Fish and Boat Commission, the National Park Service, and the PA Environmental Council -- are pleased to announce the Perkiomen Creek is now an officially-designated Water Trail.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

But a genetic study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science showed that the lynx population in France is in desperate need of help to survive. As there is a lack of genetic monitoring of the lynx in France and we consider that crucial for species conservation , we took the lead and did this work,” said Huvier.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

Dean served as the first Upper Neuse Riverkeeper for over seven years, and later became the first Yadkin Riverkeeper in 2008, where he also served as Executive Director until 2014.

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PBS Nature

JUNE 12, 2023

In 2008, the country became the first nation in the world to enshrine the “rights of nature” in its constitution—granting wild species their own legal rights to exist. Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, yet its wild spaces are also among the most threatened.

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PBS Nature

JUNE 12, 2023

In 2008, the country became the first nation in the world to enshrine the “rights of nature” in its constitution—granting wild species their own legal rights to exist. Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, yet its wild spaces are also among the most threatened.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On December 25 the world lost one of the great champions of conservation and a long-time friend and associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Tom Lovejoy. Later Tom became President of the Heinz Center, supporting wildlife and habitat conservation around the world. Dillon Ripley, who also had strong ties to the Academy.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 24, 2022

robusta (aptly named as they are the largest at a whopping 6 mm; 2008), I. The post Meet the Idiomysis Shrimp, the Social Butterfly of the Ocean appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. There are only seven known species of these elusive socialites, one of which was discovered only last year: Idiomysis bumbumiensis (2021), I.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 27, 2022

Persistent melt in 2008 lifted the snow cover from a low-lying area of Greenland’s ice sheet, revealing a rough terrain crossed by melt water streams. States in the Colorado River’s upper basin respond to the federal government’s call for water conservation. Photo © Thomas Neumann / NASA GSFC. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the weeks since late October, when the province tabled its various proposals, conservation authorities and regional and municipal governments have published reports and statements containing their preliminary evaluation of the effects they are expecting within their jurisdictions. Image courtesy of Conservation Ontario.

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ESA

APRIL 1, 2024

ESA has honored past award recipients for policy work that included: wildlife conservation green urban renewal initiatives stream, river & lake restoration ESA’s 2024 Annual Meeting will take place in Long Beach, California.

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Great Recession of 2007-2008 made it hard to get just any job and I had to capitalize on my marketing experiences to find employment. If most people tend to equate the energy transition to just renewables, I have been fully aware for 15 years that energy conservation is key. Being able to act on this point really makes me happy.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He was elected Kittitas County Commissioner in 2008, a role he held for a decade. He brings this commitment to his role as a Trustee for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington. Similarly, Paul encourages his fellow board members at The Nature Conservancy in Washington to stay open-minded to the needs of its stakeholders. “To

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council , in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, is announcing the availability of a new mini-grant for an “urgent issue on a designated PA Water Trail.” PA Water Trails Pennsylvania's 29 water trails link outdoor recreation and water conservation efforts.

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Frontiers

JULY 12, 2021

Karanth, the Chief Conservation Scientist and Chief Executive at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in Bangalore, India. I run the Centre for Wildlife Studies, which is a 37-year-old Indian conservation NGO. I took over as Chief Conservation Scientist and Chief Executive about two and a half years ago. Not at all.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Berks Nature launched the first State of the Environment report in 2008 with the philosophy of “what gets measured, gets done.” Berks Nature is a nonprofit conservation organization that has been serving the Berks County community since 1974. “We We believe that nature is essential to our quality of life.” “Our

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Washington Nature

JUNE 8, 2021

These strategies aim to conserve, restore, and improve land management in order to increase carbon storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. After peaking in the 2007-2008 legislative session, the number of climate bills proposed and passed fell greatly between 2009 and 2016, corresponding to the recent recession period.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

These species are the most vulnerable and require species-specific conservation efforts to survive. Approximately 20 per cent of the Blanding’s turtles global population range is in Ontario meaning that the province has a fairly large responsibility when it comes to conservation of the species.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The assessment – titled “ Off Track and Falling Behind ” – also estimates that existing public commitments to protect, conserve, and restore forests amount to just $2.2

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Legal Planet

MARCH 2, 2022

The task force was created in 2008 by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and nine other governors from Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. The task force is a coalition of 38 states and provinces working to protect tropical forests, reduce emissions from deforestation, and promote rural development that maintains forests.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MAY 11, 2023

In 2008, the Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture Series began, an annual talk featuring phenomenal scientists, environmental advocates, well-known authors and naturalists who are making an outsized impact on our scientific understanding of the natural world. It made me the person I am today.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Natural Gas Withdrawals Total natural gas industry consumptive water use in the Susquehanna River Basin between 2008 and 2018 was 26.3 SRBC approved a total of 261 surface water withdrawal points for use by the natural gas industry between 2008 and 2018, the most recent analysis available. billion gallons. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

Committed to fostering sustainable practices, PWSA has been an active participant in WPEC's clean energy initiatives since 2008. Additionally, this agreement further safeguards the region’s energy needs by providing a long-term hedge against rising energy prices.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 24, 2023

This mammoth piece of legislation covers everything from conservation to nutrition to crop insurance. Voice for Farm Workers Act : Established in the 2008 farm bill, the farmworker coordinator position within the USDA serves as a dedicated liaison between the department and farmworkers.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I work with government-owned conservation lands, coupled human-natural systems, that are managed to protect and conserve natural resources, provide public access to wild open spaces, and sustainably produce quality food for growing populations. 2002, Brunson and Huntsinger 2008, Briske, Sayre et al. Huntsinger (2008).

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Washington Nature

MARCH 30, 2023

By: Leah Palmer The Nature Conservancy (TNC) celebrates Dr. Tiara Moore, founder of Black in Marine Science (BIMS), whose research and tireless efforts empower Black marine scientists to thrive in their field. Illustration by Erica Simek Sloniker / The Nature Conservancy. Illustration by Erica Simek Sloniker / The Nature Conservancy.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The conservation easement also includes a provision that will offer access to a walking trail for elementary school children and for locals hiking to and from Kennett Square. The farm is now permanently protected under a conservation easement held by non-profit Natural Lands. New Garden Township financially supported this project.

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HumanNature

APRIL 28, 2022

2012), as was done with the Florida torreya ( Torreya taxifolia ) in a citizen-initiated conservation effort that garnered quite a bit of controversy in 2008. One study estimated that trees will need to migrate at least 1,000 meters (0.6 References: Aitken, S. Holliday, J. Wang, T., & Curtis-McLane, S.

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