News tagged with wilderness areas
Scientists find deadly amphibian disease in the last disease-free region of central America
Smithsonian scientists have confirmed that chytridiomycosis, a rapidly spreading amphibian disease, has reached a site near Panama's Darien region. This was the last area in the entire mountainous neotropics ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Massive hydroelectric project faces test in Chile
A $3.2 billion hydroelectric project billed as key to satisfying Chile's growing energy needs faces a major hurdle Monday as an environmental panel decides whether or not to give it the green light.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 09, 2011 |
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Utah suing federal government over wilderness plan
(AP) -- The state of Utah filed a lawsuit Friday against the federal government over an Obama administration plan to make millions of acres of undeveloped land in the West eligible for federal wilderness protection.
Apr 30, 2011 |
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Very large protected areas preserve wilderness but ignore rare species
Protected areas are generally seen as a triumph for the preservation of nature, yet the reality on the ground is more complex.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Obama signs wide-ranging conservation law
President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday expanding and protecting US public parks and wilderness areas from oil and gas development, billed as the largest US conservation measure in more than 15 ...
Mar 30, 2009 |
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