Forests

Wyoming Will Sell Square Mile Of State Land To Join Grand Teton National Park

"Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) parcel of pristine land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million after Gov. Mark Gordon signed off on a deal Friday that ends the state’s longstanding threats to unload it to a developer."

Source: AP, 01/03/2025

Calif. Will Require Insurers To Increase Home Coverage In Fire-Prone Areas

"Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone areas if they want to keep doing business in California under a state regulation announced Monday."

Source: AP, 01/02/2025

"Celebrities And Coastal Residents Flee From Wind-Driven Wildfire In Malibu"

"Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red."

Source: AP, 12/11/2024

To Save Dying Swamp, Louisiana Aims To Restore Mississippi River Flow

"Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. But cutting off the natural flow of the river with man made barriers has been slowly killing one of the nation’s largest forested wetlands."

Source: AP, 12/05/2024

Arizona’s Grijalva Will Step Down As Top Dem On House Resources Panel

"Raúl Grijalva, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, will not seek to remain in that position in the next Congress, he said in a written statement Monday."

Source: States Newsroom, 12/03/2024

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