Federal conservation programs funded through the Farm Bill, such as Working Lands for Wildlife and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, provide private landowners with financial and technical assistance to conduct conservation on their lands.
A New York congressman has introduced bipartisan legislation to bring more accountability to
federal conservation programs.
Here in the United States, farmers are pulling land out of
the federal conservation program, threatening fragile habitats... Most troubling, though, is that the higher food prices caused in large part by food - to - fuel mandates create incentives for global deforestation, including in the Amazon basin.
Not exact matches
Mass Audubon's Ecological Extension Service (EES) is a
program through which Mass Audubon shares with
conservation partners (land trusts, cities and towns, state and
federal agencies) the considerable expertise we've developed in managing 35,000 acres.
In addition, if the district is determined to be the owner of the lake, the district may be eligible for grant funds through the
federal Conservation 2000
program, which could be used to assist in lake cleanup efforts, she added.
The funding includes $ 9.7 million from the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development
program and $ 685,000 in
federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund grants.
Together with more than 100,000 members, we care for 35,000 acres of
conservation land, provide school, camp, and other educational
programs for 225,000 children and adults annually, and advocate for sound environmental policies at local, state, and
federal levels.
The grants, funded through the state's Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development
program and the
federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund
program, were announced by Gov. George Ryan at the Illinois Association of Park Districts» annual meeting in Peoria.
Earlier in the day, the state departments of Environmental
Conservation and Health requested the EPA add the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. plant and other possible sources of contamination in Hoosick Falls to the National Priorities List under the
federal Superfund
program and investigate contamination sources.
• The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Environmental
Conservation are taking action to eliminate the NY Transient Emissions Short Test
program, or NYTEST, a vehicle emissions test that is no longer required by the
Federal government.
The bill also includes a slight bump for
conservation easements and open space protection projects; ongoing funds for the Lake Champlain Basin
Program and reauthorization for a
federal law that provides clean - up funds for contaminated industrial properties — including a site in Plattsburgh.
Department of Energy
programs that employ one of the
federal government's largest group of scientists and engineers would face a 17.9 % decrease in
programs including those that seek to advance energy production and
conservation.
«Governors believe that the
federal government should maintain its central role in promoting funding and developing a wide - ranging
program of energy
conservation and improved energy efficiency that considers all sectors of the economy,» NGA's resolution noted.
Federal officials say similar concerns weigh on other ranchers, and that «use it or lose it» statutes create a strong headwind for the government's
conservation program, prompting ranchers to worry about becoming too efficient for their own good.
After DDT was banned in 1972 and the Endangered Species Act was passed the following year, bald eagle recovery
programs were launched across the nation by state and
federal wildlife agencies,
conservation organizations, and universities.
In 2005 Tom joined the California
Program of The Nature Conservancy where the focus was a mix of private rangeland
conservation and engagement on
federal lands management.
Our previous workshops have inspired new funding opportunities and
programs within
federal agencies and key
conservation organizations.
The President will direct
federal agencies to identify and remove barriers to making climate - resilient investments; identify and remove counterproductive policies that increase vulnerabilities; and encourage and support smarter, more resilient investments, including through agency grants, technical assistance, and other
programs, in sectors from transportation and water management to
conservation and disaster relief.
The FHHH initiative is specifically tailored to address this link between forest
conservation and health care, which is not addressed by existing
federal and state
programs that promote forest stewardship private lands.
(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy
conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federa
conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy
Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federa
Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy
conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federa
conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by
federal standards.
-- Consistent with its authorities under other laws and with
Federal trust responsibilities with respect to Indian lands, each
Federal department or agency with representation on the National Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel shall consider the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification and integrate the elements of the strategy into agency plans, environmental reviews,
programs, and activities related to the
conservation, restoration, and management of natural resources.
«Congress is expected to further cut funding for
conservation programs and land agencies, already sitting at less than 1 percent of the
federal budget,» writes Brad Brooks, the associate director of the Idaho office of the Wilderness Society, a nonprofit
conservation group dedicated to protecting natural areas and
federal public lands, in a recent AlterNet article.
Title I: Energy Efficiency - Subtitle A:
Federal Programs -(Sec. 101) Directs the Architect of the Capitol to develop and implement a cost - effective energy
conservation and management plan for all facilities administered by Congress.
You know very little about farming in the US if you don't know about the
Conservation Reserve
Program which is a federal program signed into law by President Reagan almost 30 yea
Program which is a
federal program signed into law by President Reagan almost 30 yea
program signed into law by President Reagan almost 30 years ago.
The point made here is the
federal government reducing how much land the
conservation program can set aside.
The
federal program has provided funding to help purchase more than 4,200
conservation easements, protecting more than 1.1 million acres.