Endangered Species & Wildlife
Monday, May 6, 2024
New oil and gas mining rules benefit wilderness, rankle companies
The Bureau of Land Management has released a pair of rules that will change how the agency manages 245 million acres of public land. The rules …
Monday, May 6, 2024
National parks in UT benefit from BLM rules
Conservation experts are applauding the Bureau of Land Management for releasing two new rules that recognize conservation as an essential part of publ…
Monday, May 6, 2024
NV's public lands to benefit from BLM's new rules
The Bureau of Land Management recently released two rules that alter how the agency manages its 245 million acres of public lands, 48 million of …
Monday, May 6, 2024
New BLM rule could help protect America's national parks
As critics work to roll back new Bureau of Land Management rules, public lands advocates are defending the agency's move to put conservation uses on …
Wastewater wetlands in OR, US provide natural filtration option
By Bryn Nelson for Yes! Media.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Oregon News Service reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service …
Report: WV’s Blackwater River among America’s most endangered
The Blackwater River, which flows more than 30 miles through West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, ranks among the top 10 most endangered rivers in …
Conservation groups celebrate biodiversity of Hawaiian bird species
Conservation groups say the Hawaiian Islands are on the leading edge of the fight to preserve endangered birds, since climate change and habitat loss …
USDA: Spring in PA is time to be on lookout for invasive pests
April has been "Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month," but the pests don't know that. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it's the …
Lawsuit seeks protection for imperiled Arkansas mudalia snails
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Arkansas mudalia snail under the Endangered Species Act. In …
Call for artists to create Wind River Water and Buffalo Alliance logo
The Wind River Water and Buffalo Alliance is looking for a graphic artist to develop a logo. Before Europeans arrived, some 60 million buffalo …
AZ group highlights importance of pollinators on Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and one initiative in southern Arizona is helping build public gardens providing beneficial habitat for pollinators, from Monarch …
New BLM rule creates opportunities for conservation in OR
Conservation and public access are on equal footing with other considerations for Bureau of Land Management lands under a recently announced rule…