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Paperitalo Environmental News
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Bringing Back Trees To "Forest City's" Redlined Areas Helps Residents And The Climate
The city of Cleveland is trying to address two big problems at the same time: climate change and racial and economic disparities.
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On the corner of East 123rd Street and Imperial Avenue, … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | We must build an ‘environment state’ to counter the threat posed by climate change
Written by James Sangma and Iram Mirza
The raging pandemic has turned the perceptions of what we thought of as “modern day gift horses” — the internet, electricity and all those countless runs to our refrigerators from our quarantine bunkers — into a … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | $32,500 in grants awarded to Sanford Community Forest effort
SANFORD and SPRINGVALE – Three Rivers Land Trust and the Mousam Way Land Trust are joining forces to spotlight the Sanford Community Forest project, a 550-acre conservation project in western Sanford. Three Rivers has now raised over 90 percent of needed … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | Dozens speak out against Rt. 28 manufacturing plants proposed next to wild forest
The site of the project. (File photo)
Monday, June 21 was the first time in more than a year that the public had the opportunity to weigh in on a proposal to construct two cement and steel fabrication plants on Route 28, a few hundred feet from Onteora … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | Lobster mini season, boating, the environment and more with Ed Killer
Florida is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.
Whether it’s the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee in South Florida, Paynes Prairie and the Ocala National Forest in north-central Florida or natural springs in the Panhandle — and throughout … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | 'Economic restoration' season on this year's Environment Day
THE environment and forestry ministry, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Namibia, commemorated World Environment Day under the theme 'Ecosystem restoration'.
According to a statement issued by the United Nations … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | Unchecked climate change will cause severe drying of the Amazon forest
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research.
An international study, led by the University of Leeds, warns that huge areas in the eastern part of the Amazon face severe drying by the … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | Dallas unveils its first Urban Forest Master Plan, pledges to plant 350K trees in next decade
DALLAS — The 14.7 million trees in Dallas are a natural resource valued at over $9 billion in benefits to the ecosystem and replacement cost. The City of Dallas is bringing trees to the forefront as an environmental priority by approving the first ever … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | Som Forest: Home to tapirs and elephants or mining site for Pahang royals? A mining project is seeking approval to excavate iron in 60.76ha of a degazetted forest reserve. Wong Kai Hui 8 h ago 67
Another mining project is now seeking approval from the Department of Environment to excavate iron ore at Kuala Tembeling, Jerantut, Pahang.
This project has two similarities to the earlier reported controversial mining operations near Tasik Chini - both … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
| | | Environmental groups plan to sue Forest Service over cleanup of trespass cannabis grows
The following is a press release from the Environmental Protection Information Center:
EPIC and allies including Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (and the) Northcoast Environmental Center, filed a formal notice of … Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
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