Land Under B.L.M. Management to Get New Protections NYT: Science By: Catrin Einhorn 18 April 2024 at 14:32 The measure elevates conservation in a number of ways, including by creating new leases for the restoration of degraded areas. © Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesInterior Secretary Deb Haaland in 2021. She said the new rule announced on Thursday “helps restore balance to our public lands.”
Interior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska NYT: Science By: Lisa Friedman 17 April 2024 at 13:05 A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it would harm wildlife and communities. © Ken Hill/National Park Service, AlaskaThe headwaters of the Ambler River in the Noatak National Preserve of Alaska, near where the proposed access road would end.
Royalties for Drilling on Public Lands to Increase NYT: Science By: Coral Davenport 12 April 2024 at 15:27 For the first time since 1920, the government has raised the rates that companies pay. The fossil fuel industry says it will hurt the economy. © Jae C. Hong/Associated PressPumpjacks operate at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif.
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