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Success! Removing the Klamath Dams

Legal Planet

(Klamath River Dam removal project [credit: Los Angeles Times]) Most of the environmental law and policy matters discussed on Legal Planet–especially over the past few months–have dealt with natural resource crises, environmental rollbacks, hostile political actors and actions in Washington, D.C., Download as PDF

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‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics

Inside Climate News

By Nathan Gilles, Columbia Insight In 2019, conservation activist and longtime Washington state resident Stephen Kropp did something he’d never done before: he explored a forest managed as state trust land by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

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107 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro Secures Additional Federal Aid To Help 12 Counties Recover From Tropical Storm Debby [PaEN] -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Host 3 Public Meetings On Perkiomen Mapping & Flood Mitigation Study Spanning Parts Of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh Counties Starting Nov. 12 (In-Person), Dec.

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Project 2025 Envisions Eliminating Civil Service Protection for Thousands

Legal Planet

UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, & Environment (CLEE) is sponsoring a series of papers evaluating aspects of Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation publication, entitled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” which has received attention in the Presidential election campaign. Political loyalists would take their place.

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic. As the chairman and co-founder of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Murray Edwards is the founder of CNRL and is one of the wealthiest people in Canada. Will you join the call?

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 7.20.25

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council.

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Who is Big Oil Targeting in 2025? Lobbying Q1 update

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel industry used the election to flex their political influence and try to make gains during this period of change at the federal level. In anticipation of the federal election, oil and gas industry lobbyists targeted the leaders of the four main political parties in March. What are these companies lobbying for?