A new report shows how the Biden administration's progress on climate also benefits public lands
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** How Biden's climate actions benefit public lands
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Wind energy turbines. Photo by BLM Oregon ([link removed]) .
The Wilderness Society published a new report ([link removed]) that shows how the Biden administration's progress on climate also benefits public lands. According to the report, in the Lower 48 states, the administration's actions could result in a 40 percent reduction in lifecycle emissions from coal, oil, and gas on public lands, the equivalent of removing 93 million cars from the road each year.
The report, “Building a Legacy: The Biden Administration’s Climate Action on Pubic Lands ([link removed]) ,” highlights the impacts of some of the administration’s key climate policies, including reducing new oil and gas leasing and boosting responsible renewable energy deployment on public lands, and limiting areas available for fossil fuel development in the Arctic. The report also notes the avoided emissions and natural carbon storage facilitated by the administration’s efforts to protect mature and old-growth forests.
“Taken together, the administration’s current and proposed actions on public lands constitute a comprehensive shift toward more holistic management that centers conservation, climate, and communities,” said Jamie Williams, president of The Wilderness Society ([link removed]) . “At a time when we need to throw everything we’ve got at countering climate change, facilitating a 40 percent drop in emissions from fossil fuels on public lands is a big deal.”
New podcast: Swimming upstream with Trout Unlimited
Kate and Aaron are joined by Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood ([link removed]) , who has been with TU for twenty years, following a career as chief policy director at the U.S. Forest Service during the Clinton administration. Chris talks about how an influx of federal funding for ecosystem restoration is supercharging the group’s work reconnecting streams and rivers, as well as how his group is engaging in legislative mining reform.
** Quick hits
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Report: How Biden's climate actions benefit public lands
The Wilderness Society ([link removed])
Arizona copper mine's permit too weak to guard against groundwater pollution
Arizona Daily Star ([link removed])
Big Oil is quietly paying state legal officials to kill climate litigation
Heated ([link removed])
Groups push for big game habitat exclusions in BLM's Western Solar Plan
WyoFile ([link removed])
What biologists see from the shores of the drying Great Salt Lake
NPR ([link removed])
Analysis: Expanding San Gabriel Mountains National Monument would increase outdoor access for nature-deprived communities
Center for American Progress ([link removed])
Colorado wildlife officials warn that bears are out of their dens and they're hungry
Summit Daily ([link removed])
BLM plan for Nevada lithium mine to protect endangered wildflower
E&E News ([link removed])
** Quote of the day
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” Expanding the boundaries of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument to include 109,000 acres closest to Los Angeles would significantly improve access to nature for one of the country’s largest, most diverse cities. This expansion would further deliver on President Biden’s goals and demonstrate how executive action can prioritize community needs and the future of the planet in a changing climate.”
—Sam Zeno, Conservation Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress ([link removed])
** Picture This
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@nationalparkservice ([link removed])
One day you’re young and wild; the next, it’s Monday, and you’re dialing into a teams call.
You got this. Go out and paw-sitively crush it today. May your meetings be short, your coffee plentiful, and your problem-solving skills on par with a bear. For example, bears are resourceful creatures and can adapt to changing circumstances in their environment. They are skilled at finding creative solutions to challenges they face, whether it’s figuring out how to catch fish in a fast-moving stream, finding a way to access hard-to-reach food sources, or responding to an email without coming off as unbearable. It was passive-aggressive, but it is what it is, Carl.
Image: A brown bear staring intently while resting on a log at Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska. NPS/ J. Ehrlenbach
#mondaymotivation ([link removed]) #mondays ([link removed]) #bears ([link removed]) #nationalparks ([link removed]) #alaska ([link removed]) #deepthoughts ([link removed])
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