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Thursday, 16 February 2012 17:36 |
By Anna McKie – The Observer – February 11, 2012The boom of the bittern is being heard across Britain once again, after more than a century in which the bird has hovered on the edge of extinction. Noted for its foghorn-like call or "boom", the bittern has made a recovery in numbers that the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) described last week as "a phenomenal success". However, experts warn that the bird, one of Britain's rarest, still faces severe threats posed by climate change. "Bitterns are not out of danger yet," said Grahame Madge of the RSPB. "On the other hand, this is a very encouraging trend." For full story, click here.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has posted the revised and renewed nationwide permits necessary for work under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 on its website. The Corps is reissuing 48 permits and adding two new ones. The permits replace the existing nationwide permits, which expire on March 18, 2012. The new NWPs will take effect March 19, 2012. These new nationwide permits will be published in the Federal Register on or about February 21, 2012. They have been posted to the USACE Web site along with other background materials, click here. |
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Monday, 13 February 2012 19:13 |
Napa Valley Register – February 12, 2012Karen Taylor, wildlife biologist for California Department of Fish and Game, talks about how the Cargill salt ponds off Green Island Road were restored. To view video, click here.
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Monday, 13 February 2012 19:10 |
By Mary Wozniak – News-Press.com – February 12, 2012Drilling for oil and gas in state parks and other conservation lands would be on the table for the first time if companion bills proposed in the state House and Senate meet with the Legislature’s approval. That means areas such as the 70,000-acre Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park could eventually be home to oil wells as well as endangered orchids and other species such as the endangered Florida panther, and drilling in the 23,000 Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed could be allowed as well as hiking. For full story, click here.
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Monday, 13 February 2012 18:23 |
By Jordan Lubetkin – Healthy Lakes
President Barack Obama released his 2013 budget today, which contains $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative –maintaining funds for the program at the level appropriated by the U.S. Congress in the fiscal year 2012 budget. For full story, click here.
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Monday, 13 February 2012 18:19 |
The New York Times – January 20, 2012
Exxon Mobil agrees to pay $1.6 million in penalties to the state of Montana for pollution caused by a pipeline break last summer that fouled dozens of miles of shoreline along the Yellowstone River. Of that amount, $300,000 is a cash fine and the rest is to go toward future environmental projects. Exxon says that more than 63,000 gallons of crude swept into the river. [The Associated Press] For full story, click here.
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Monday, 13 February 2012 18:16 |
By Kate Campbell – AgAlert – December 7, 2011Further disruption to California's already-unreliable water supply could result from a state appeals court decision related to a 2003 agreement on the Colorado River. The case involves the seven-state Quantification Settlement Agreement and restoration of the Salton Sea. For full story, click here.
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