Controversial $2.5B Oil Terminal Moves Forward In Plaquemines Parish
"Export terminal would be built on slave cemetery, emit 566,466 tons of greenhouse gases per year".
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 04/21/2021
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"Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes"
"Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges."
"On my most recent visit to the Mesopotamian marshes, in March, I arrived at Sayeed Hitham’s for breakfast. The pandemic had kept me away for more than a year.
The sun was just rising, the sky pink and golden. Hana, Hitham’s wife, stood smiling near the door to their reed house. “Tea is ready, bread is ready,” she said. “Come on in.”
Source: NYTimes, 04/13/2021
"U.S. Army Corps Suspends Wetlands Permit For Polymet Copper Mine"
"A federal regulator has suspended the permit it issued to PolyMet Mining Corp. to fill or dredge more than 900 acres of wetland for Minnesota's first copper mine, handing a victory to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 03/22/2021
"Clean Water Act: Trump Rule Imperils More Than 40,000 Waterways"
"More than 70% of U.S. waterways reviewed under a controversial Trump-era rule could be permanently damaged after they were not afforded federal protection, according to Army Corps of Engineers data obtained and reviewed by E&E News."
Source: E&E News, 03/22/2021
Overlooked: Indigenous People Could Lead Global Plan to Conserve Nature
"Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth’s land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past."
Source: NYTimes, 03/12/2021
Arizona Legislature Resists Attempts To Protect Groundwater And Rivers
"The Arizona Legislature has taken up a range of water-related measures this year, but some bills that would strengthen the state’s water rules to protect declining groundwater and desert streams have run into opposition and have failed to move forward."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/11/2021
'Piecing Together A Broken Heart': Tribes Rebuild Territories They Lost
"More than six decades after a 1,705-acre patchwork of meadows, wetlands and timberland in southern Oregon was taken from the Klamath Tribes, the Native American community has found its way back to the territory – by way of the real estate market."
Source: Guardian, 02/22/2021
"Groups Sue Federal EPA To Rescind Florida Wetlands Authority"
"Environmental groups filed suit in federal court Thursday to undo a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month that handed Florida officials primary regulatory authority over the state’s wetlands."
Source: AP, 01/15/2021
"Michigan Judge Nullifies Crucial Permit For Mining Project"
"A Michigan judge has overruled state regulators who approved a key permit for a proposed open-pit mine in the Upper Peninsula, another delay for a project that has been debated for nearly two decades."
Source: AP, 01/06/2021
New River Gorge: Covid-19 Relief Bill Creates A New National Park
"Nestled between the lush forests, sheer cliffs, and marshy wetlands of West Virginia is the New River Gorge, a historic outdoors and adventure sport hub that attracts around one million visitors every year. It’s also the United States’ newest (and West Virginia’s first) national park and preserve."
Source: Backpacker, 12/31/2020
