Sentences with phrase «u.s. public lands»

Government Does it Again:: New Solar Power Projects on U.S. Public Lands Placed on Hold for 2 Years!

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«Although proponents of expanded Grand Canyon mining cite American energy independence, a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands.

A bill introduced in Congress this week to «save uranium mining,» the Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011, would undo that protection from new uranium mining claims.Despite all the talk about energy independence, «a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislation.

Any long term energy independence that oil shale production may provide will be at the cost of furthering global climate change and increasing environmental degradation of U.S. public lands.

December 21, 2017 • The government's case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy accuses him of leading an armed standoff over control of U.S. public lands in 2014.

«We have a lot of capacity on our U.S. public lands to implement adaptation strategies,» he says, including restoring streams and seeps, and harvesting rainwater.

«Current federal policy that allows the mining industry to operate next to America's national icons and against the will of local communities must be changed,» said Jane Danowitz, Pew's U.S. public lands program director.

Environmental groups have started a new court battle over protections for an imperiled bird on Western U.S. public lands but called a truce in a separate lawsuit involving the bird's smaller cousin.

Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for selling oil and gas leases on huge swaths of Western U.S. public lands while allegedly ignoring policies meant to protect an imperiled bird.

The outdated law gives mining companies «free and open access» to the majority of U.S. public land without taxpayer compensation.

After months of debate over whether U.S. public land should be used to harness renewable energy, the Department of the Interior weighed in by approving two large - scale solar energy projects in California.

Tons of U.S. public land is used for coal mining and drilling for gas.

Not exact matches

Environmental groups have launched a pair of court battles over protections for an imperiled bird on public land in the Western U.S. but called a truce in a third lawsuit involving its smaller cousin.

Land is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lLand is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lland - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lend.

Story goes viral globally, landing Crawford on U.S. National Public Radio.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Public Services, a superfund site is «any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and / or the environment.»

House Democrats have launched a perpetual U.S. mining reform crusade proposing measures that would force miners to pay royalties for minerals extracted from public lands and contribute to a fund for clean - up costs.

In a surprising victory for former President Barack Obama's environmental legacy, the U.S. Senate voted to uphold an Obama - era climate change regulation to control the release of methane from oil and gas wells on public land.

Michigan Rep. John Conyers, 88, has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades — longer than any other current member.

More than 100 USCRN stations now operate across the U.S.. Each sits on public land off - limits for development, and each includes wind gauges and three duplicate thermometers.

In science news around the world, the National Institutes of Health expands the definition of clinical trials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture restores previously public animal welfare records, seismologists fear the loss of a key research vessel, Brazil's indigenous tribes win land rights, and China's — and the world's — largest radio telescope gets a no - fly zone.

«During the 2015 — 16 school year, more than 15,450 students and over 2100 scholars from the six countries targeted in this ban studied and conducted research at U.S. universities,» said Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land - grant Universities in Washington, D.C., in a statement.

What may have seemed foolhardy at the time, even to her, paid off handsomely when she landed a job with U.S. public television's premier science series, NOVA.

Now a decadelong struggle over the fate of thousands of acres of public land on the Roan has come to a head, and just in time for the hotly contested race for Colorado's open U.S. Senate seat.

If McMorris Rodgers is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she would govern the management of more than 500 million acres of federal public lands, including more than 400 national parks.

«The U.S. Senate should do everything in its power to stop her appointment and stop Trump's impending war on the public lands, rivers, and wildlife of the West,» Wockner said.

Though he hasn't provided many specifics, Trump has publicly said he is eager to streamline the process and make it as easy as possible for energy companies to extract fossil fuels from public lands, which are the source of about 24 percent of America's fossil fuels, including about 40 percent of all the coal produced in the U.S.

As part of this partnership, and partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Xerces staff scientists are surveying public lands in several states for monarchs and milkweeds.

January 11, 2018 • With all charges against Cliven Bundy dropped, the Nevada rancher says his fight against the U.S. government's control of public lands is just beginning.

Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA - affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide.

The rest are silent on this topic — including papers by groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Excellent Education, Association of Public Land Grant Universities, and Institute for College Access and Success.

It is announced that the state of Utah will spend several millions of dollars suing the U.S. federal government in hopes of having 32 million acres of National Forests and BLM land — our public lands — deeded over to the counties and state of Utah.

While we aren't able to tell you how the car will feel on U.S. roads, we were able to drive the super Nissan on some excellent twisty, challenging public roads around Sendai Hi - Land Raceway as well as on the circuit itself.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $ 5 million in competitive grant funds to enhance public transit service for American Indians, Alaska natives and other residents on rural tribal lands.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $ 15 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments invest in public transit to help improve access to employment centers and promote economic development on tribal lands.

GMC told me that it sells more Denali models than Land Rover or Jaguar sell cars in the U.S.. For a while, that fact was a blight on the American public's automotive taste.

Federal Recreation Advisory Committee: U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the creation of a Recreation Advisory Committee to help improve visitor experiences on public lands.

Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Take Pride in America is a national partnership program authorized by Congress to promote the appreciation and stewardship of public lands.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages the monument, has developed gateways in cooperation with other agencies along the California coast to introduce the monument to the public.

However, the NYT, to their credit, did cover the current efforts by the BLM to sabotage the expansion of solar thermal electricity generation in the U.S.: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us/27solar.html — that would be the same BLM that has been working overtime to transfer public lands to fossil fuel interests for the past 8 years or so.

In response to a rash of new mining claims near Grand Canyon National Park, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued a temporary halt in 2009 to new claimstaking on nearly 1 million acres of public land surrounding the park.

Those interests are reflected in her experience in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a U.S. congressman's legislative assistant and also researched legislation to brief members of the House National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee.

«Through our work with the U.S. forest sector, we have seen the importance of reducing uncertainty for carbon market participants to encourage participation,» said Jad Daley, climate program director at The Trust for Public Land.

The paper examines characteristics of scientific research and public agencies, with particular focus on the U.S. Forest Service, to determine why disconnects are likely to occur between science based analysis of post-fire conditions and land management activities following fires.

It is an abundant resource, especially in the West, where the BLM has authority to manage geothermal leasing on approximately 240 million acres of public lands (including 104 million acres of U.S. Forest Service lands).

Despite this, the U.S. government has a long history of giving away our public land to coal companies — so much that today,

Over 200 organizations — the largest coalition ever assembled on the issue of wildlife mortality from feral cats — joined ABC and signed on to a letter requesting that the U.S. Department of Interior prohibit feral cat colonies on public lands.

Despite this, the U.S. government has a long history of giving away our public land to coal companies — so much that today, 40 percent of the coal mined in the United States belongs to taxpayers.

Stopping fossil fuels coming from public lands will likely be critical to decreasing U.S. emissions.