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Federal officials plan to spend $11.7 million for about 5,000 acres of private land in national monuments, forests and recreation areas in three Western states.
A coalition of environmentalists filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the development of a 5,000-acre resort community on the sprawling Tejon Ranch property some 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
Here's a look at the states where the most land is being released from the federal Conservation Reserve Program:
Surveying undulating grasslands that disappear into the western Kansas horizon, retired farmer Joe Govert pointed out parcel after parcel no longer enrolled in a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Honolulu a $3.8 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant.
Selling credits for the billions of tons of carbon that are locked in Indonesia's tropical rain forests could be as profitable as converting these areas into palm oil plantations, a study released Friday found.
PIPEWORT POND NATURE PRESERVE, Ind. - The first visible chunk of federal stimulus money to reach Elkhart County landed in this tick-ridden wetland near the Michigan border. Its arrival was great news for Matt Ingle, a 24-year-old father of four who had been unemployed for four months when he landed a job doing battle with the garlic mustard plant that is invading this nature preserve.
The idea at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is for a group of wildlife biologists to prepare a herd of a rare subspecies of bison for introduction into the wild. But, as an arresting video that’s piling up hits on the Internet shows, it ended up working the other way.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has withdrawn the nomination for the state's new conservation chief just weeks after he was appointed by the state's former governor.
A treasure trove of potential new species has been uncovered in a modern-day Garden of Eden in Colombia, scientists announced Monday. They said the discoveries gave them hope that such biological frontiers could be saved from harm.
In the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated what he called "three beautiful and biologically diverse areas of the Pacific Ocean" as national marine monuments.
The federal government signed agreements Monday with an oil and gas company and a rancher to help protect two rare New Mexico species, deals that federal officials hope will pave the way for cooperative conservation efforts across the country.
Conservationists working with Google Inc. have unveiled a tool that lets people view protected marine areas with the click of a mouse — a bid to harness the Internet's top search engine to raise awareness of endangered ocean habitats.
Hard times for real estate developers means good times for conservationists as plummeting property values put tens of thousands of additional acres of historic and scenic property within their reach.
A judge allowed hay production and cattle grazing on certain lands designated for conservation Thursday, helping farmers and ranchers struggling with high grain prices.
A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.
A portion of Ernie Roehrich's farm hasn't been plowed for two decades: It's part of a federal program that pays landowners to idle land for conservation.
The House voted Wednesday to give legal recognition to a Clinton-era conservation program that oversees some 27 million acres of federal land mainly in 11 Western states and Alaska.
The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday.
Outflanked by iPods and Xboxes, state environmental officials are introducing a new youth magazine aimed at reconnecting kids with nature and the outdoors.
Escalating carbon dioxide levels tied to global warming have increasingly forced world leaders to grapple with environmental costs of delaying reduction efforts versus economic costs of implementing tighter regulations. But therein lies a key dilemma: How can future power plants meet a projected spike in energy demand yet keep the atmosphere from amassing even more of the heat-trapping gas?
Nearly 30 percent of the nation's most threatened birds species can be found in South Carolina, according to a conservation report released Wednesday.
A large stretch of the rugged, pristine northern shore of Lake Superior will become the world's largest freshwater marine protected area, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday.
The U.S. government and environmental groups will trim $26 million off Costa Rica's debt rolls in exchange for the country spending the same amount on tropical forest conservation, according to an agreement reached Wednesday.
Conservationists must make better choices of the areas they focus their protection efforts on, say researchers.
Green police target the flat-screen TV - thestar.comThey've targeted gas-guzzling clunkers. They've blacklisted power-wasting light bulbs. Now the efficiency police are going after our big-screen TVs as a way to tame our household energy demons.
Peter Cundall arrested at pulp mill protestABC gardening personality Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's parliament during a protest against Gunns' Tamar Valley pulp mill.
What Is the Matter with Us? Lead and Other Toxins into the Mouths of BabesIn 1992, a 12 year old girl named Severn Suzuki addressed the UN's Earth Summit Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Severn essentially gave the panel and every living adult a well-articulated lashing for leaving the planet in this state for her generation to contend with.
Tories reveal plans for 'conservation banks'The Conservative party plans, which would fund nature protection through the sale of conservation credits to developers, have been met with caution by wildlife groups
Australia pledges $70 million for research projects in India The Australian government decides to scale up its collaboration with India in science and research by pledging over $70 million in areas straddling energy, agriculture and environment.
Animal rights activists win campaign to rehouse India's suffering elephants - Times OnlineThe elephant may be one of the national emblems of India, but animal-rights activists have long lamented the squalid conditions that most of the country's captive jumbos endure.
Nature 'services' undervalued, EU report findsThe cost of nature conservation is by far outweighed by societal and economic benefits, argues a new report supported by the European Commission.
Building Design editor attempts to demolish climate change argumentAmanda Baillieu has laid bare her utter contempt for environmentalism but failed to construct a solid argument.
The changing face of China's coal industryJonathan Watts reports from Inner Mongolia on a project that could clean up the planet's fastest growing source of greenhouse emissions – or make them far, far worse
Brown pelican comes back from the brink of extinctionBrown pelican comes back from the brink of extinction The brown pelican, Louisiana's state bird and perhaps its best known symbol, has recovered from near extinction after pesticide threats in the 1970s and is being removed from the federal government's list of endangered specie …
It is well past the time to STOP trying to save the planet. It is a bunch of talk, it is an emerging industry, it's a lot of bumper stickers... it is NOT working! It is time to change the focus to SAVING THE HUMANS!
Monkey business: Baboon may have been mateOne of Africa's rarest monkeys likely interbred with baboons in its past, new genetic research suggests.
Planting Trees Can Affect Local Water AvailabilityAccording to two new studies, planting forests in areas that currently don't have trees -- a process called afforestation -- can reduce the local availability of water.
Villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayersHundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.
Canada signs on to continent-wide wilderness protection dealThe federal government has agreed to what's being billed as an unprecedented commitment to wilderness conservation in North America. Environment Minister Jim Prentice today announced he's signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States and Mexico that binds the three …
New polar bear agreement reachedGreenland and Canada have agreed to work together to co-manage their joint polar bear population.
Water funds by the bucket - California Politics | Sacramento BeeGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday began signing bills in the just-passed five-bill water package. He is expected to sign the centerpiece, an $11.14 billion general obligation bond scheduled to go before voters on Nov. 2, 2010, early next week.
Semi-truck Boat Tail Improves Fuel Efficiency 7.5%Wow, a really interesting concept that has been shown in practice to be workable and efficient! 7.5% improvement is pretty darned good!
Giant snake capture in Florida was a hoaxA man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe is charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe to stage the capture.
California lawmakers pass historic water package - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif.
Lawmakers pass water package after removing Sacramento project - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento BeeLawmakers approved a momentous overhaul of California's ailing water system early this morning, but approval came only after Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg agreed to strip a $10 million earmark for a Sacramento project he personally has championed.
Sydney's Bush Rodents to 'Bully' Black RatsAn experiment to re-introduce eradicated native bush rats to the Sydney region is underway in an attempt to reduce the city's black rats from bushland.
Lizards, rodent, frog added to endangered listThe International Union for Conservation of Naturesurveys a total of 47,677 animals and plants and determines that 17,291 of them are threatened with extinction.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - A PrimerIn recent months, media outlets and some celebrities have turned the spotlight on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Huron River Restoration in Ann ArborThe Ann Arbor city council knows how important a legitimate, fair, and broad balanced process it is to remove Argo Dam enabling the city to progress forwards in 2010. Investing in Blue Infrastructure results in huge dividends.
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