President Trump recently signed an executive order weakening the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The order lifts 50-year-old environmental review of major projects and allows fast-tracking construction projects in a bid to boost the economy. In the long-term, this is harmful to the environment, climate change, and will have a disproportionately harmful effect on black, Latino, and Native American communities.
Continue reading →Conservation groups released a sweeping action plan today for the United States to dramatically crack down on wildlife trade, which is the most probable cause of the global coronavirus pandemic. Among other proposals, the action plan recommends that the United States end live wildlife imports, curtail all other wildlife trade until stricter regulations are adopted, and take a global leadership role in controlling wildlife trade to stop future pandemics.
Continue reading →What is the controversy over the Factory Butte landmark in Utah that has environmental groups filing lawsuits? –M. Jensen, Taos, NM The kerfuffle over Factory Butte, a 6,300-foot peak in Wayne County, Utah about 25 miles east of Capitol Reef National Park, stems from the on-again, off-again nature of federal rules about whether Off-Road Vehicles…
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