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Enlightened Gold Mining?

Here is the EIS for the proposed Stibnite gold mine on the South Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. Article extract: “It’s all about the dollar for Midas (the mining company), when environmental recovery doesn’t produce the returns they … Continue reading

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Front Range Air Force Bases

Corps of Engineers awards contract to begin $26 million project to clean up soil and groundwater problems at six AFBs: the Air Force Academy, Air Force Plant (PJKS) and Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado; F.E. Warren AFB in Wyoming; … Continue reading

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Discovery of Rare Mussels Kalamazoo County MI

In a stream within a mixed-use development scientists discovered a colony of rare snuffbox mussels. The developer appears very sensitive to that and wants to preserve the colony. “As we’ve considered what to do with the section of Portage Creek … Continue reading

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Climate Crisis, Nature Crisis

“There is a growing understanding that the existential challenges facing the planet are interconnected; one cannot solve the climate crisis without addressing the nature crisis, and vice versa. They are, in fact, two sides of the same coin. There is … Continue reading

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Society for Ecological Research (SER)

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Brecksville Dam Removed

Part of the Cuyahoga River restoration. Much larger and longer term project. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/08/brecksville-dams-removed-cuyahoga-river-flowing-freely-between-cvnp-and-cleveland-for-first-time-in-nearly-200-years.html

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