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PNS Daily Newscast - November 21, 2018

Senators from both sides of the aisle want Trump to clear the air on the Khashoggi killing. Also on the Wednesday rundown: Massachusetts leads the U.S. in the fentanyl-overdose death rate; plus we will let you know why business want to preserve New Mexico’s special places.

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City of Rocks State Park is one of 41,000 recreation areas and other projects across America that have benefitted from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (emnrd.state.nm.us)

Businesses Urge Action to Preserve NM's Special Places

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

SILVER CITY, N.M. – Canyons, deserts, lava flows, badlands, monuments. When it comes to public lands, New Mexico has it all, and a group of ...Read More

Public forestland such as Cranberry Glades is central to West Virginia's identity. (Mike Costello)

Election Called Good News For WV Federal Public Land Protections

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the elections over and deer hunters returning to West Virginia's woods, conservationists are looking forward to better ...Read More

Yosemite National Park receives 5 million visitors per year and has a significant backlog of maintenance needs. (Schick/Morguefile)

Groups Push for Action on Huge Nat'l Park Maintenance Backlog

Monday, November 19, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Time is short in this session of Congress, and conservation and tourism groups are hoping for a vote on a bill to address ...Read More

Unlike some other states, Montana doesn't have setback limits mandating how far away wells must be from buildings and homes. (Northern Plains Resource Council)

Montanans Travel to Denver for Only Hearing on Methane Rule Rollback

Thursday, November 15, 2018

HELENA, Mont. – The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday held its only public hearing on a proposal to roll back regulations on methane ...Read More

Appalachian communities are plagued by thousands of coal-impacted sites that were abandoned and never cleaned up, according to the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition, which hopes to clean up these sites across the region. (Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition)

Report Cites Economic Development Opportunities at Abandoned Coal Sites

Thursday, November 15, 2018

NORTON, Va. – A new report shows that with a little innovative thinking, there can be life after coal by re-purposing abandoned coal mine sites ...Read More

U.S. military veterans, many with PTSD and other emotional difficulties, find the camaraderie of exploring wilderness areas cathartic. (Pixabay)

Arizona Veterans, Others in DC Seeking Wilderness Protections

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A group of military veterans - including a representative from Arizona - are in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with ...Read More

Congressional legislation supported by U.S. veterans would preserve wilderness in New Mexico, forests in Tennessee, California's Mojave Desert, Utah�s slot canyons and more. (hcn.org)

Military Vets Plead With Congress to Save Public Lands

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico veteran joined other former service members in signing on to a letter asking Congress to pass legislation that ...Read More

Ebey's Landing on Whidbey Island, Wash., is one of more than 400 historic sites preserved by the National Park Service. (Ashlyn Gehrett/Flickr)

Maintenance Funding Bill Would Preserve Nation's Historic Sites

Monday, November 12, 2018

SEATTLE – Groups across the country are calling on Congress to address maintenance costs in national parks in order to save some of America's mo ...Read More

Anson Nygaard, a veteran who lives in Montana, says the thought of

For Veterans Day, MT Vet Advocates for Public Lands

Friday, November 9, 2018

HELENA, Mont. – With Veterans Day approaching, one Montana vet is speaking up for public lands. Anson Nygaard spent two years on active duty ...Read More

Trout fishing had an annual economic impact of $1.6 billion in the Driftless area in 2015, according to the

Conservationists Call on WI Legislature to Protect Water, Trout Streams

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

MADISON, Wis. — The latest twist in the bitter dispute over state groundwater playing out in the courts and at the Capitol includes the ...Read More

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