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Growing Shade Equity, One Tree at a Time

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the California Department of Public Health, 599 people died from heat-related causes in California between 2010 and 2019, but a Los Angeles Times analysis found the true toll was likely six times higher. With funding from Accelerate Resilience L.A. (a a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) and the U.S.

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Call for Nominations: ESA Regional Policy Award

ESA

2021 Virtual Annual Meeting (originally planned for Long Beach, California) Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources, was recognized for his commitment to using science in creating nature-based solutions for building water and climate resilience across California. degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius.

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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million from DEP, $1.5 million; DCNR: $1.5

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Member Of Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Briefs DCNR Advisory Council On Siting Of Shale Gas Well Pad On State Forest Land To Accommodate Taking Gas From Private Land In Tioga County

PA Environment Daily

Hammerstrom’s comments were made to DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Council during a meeting in Lycoming County. of] our public natural resources", which entails complying with all the legal/ fiduciary requirements of a trustee. Ed Rendell from 2008 to 2010. Click Here for a copy of the letter.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

To tackle this topic head-on, UCS, together with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, commissioned a study of the impacts of truck regulations on employment from Environmental Resources Management (ERM), an independent consultant. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Will there be enough water for Michigan’s thriving farm sector, and for every other use of a natural resource growing scarcer across much of the rest of the nation? Is the state prepared for more? Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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Center For Rural Pennsylvania: Rural Population To Shrink 5.8%; Fewer Young People, More Older People; Current Policies Failed To Sustain Communities, Ensure Long-Term Rural Resiliency

PA Environment Daily

The total growth rate for all of Pennsylvania over the next 30 years will be less than what it was between 2010 and 2020. Between 2010 and 2020, the Commonwealth’s population grew at a rate of 2.4%. And Pennsylvania really stands to gain from the fact that we've protected the natural resources of our land and kept our sense of place."