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Original Post ➡️ Snow covers the mountain tops in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness near McCall on June 15. The mining company, Perpetua Resources, has proposed the building of an open pit antimony and gold mine at the site of an old antimony mine east of the town of Yellow Pine. Brian Myrick/ ...
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Captain’s Blog: December 2022 Captain’s Log Starship 1XE, Day 2 in the month December, Earth Calendar year 2022. As a veteran, I always appreciate the recognition of those who have served, and as a kind of eco-warrior, skier and climber who values our protected public lands, I am thrilled with the creation of our nation’s ...
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Original Post ➡️ Hungry Horse Reservoir, seen from the air during an EcoFlight tour. Beacon file photo Flathead National Forest officials are seeking public comment on a proposed timber project along the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir that would include commercial logging operations on 4,600 acres of parcels spanning the Hungry Horse and ...
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For decades, the U.S. government has failed to test for chemicals and metals in fish. So, we did. What we found was alarming for tribes. Lottie Sam, front right, and other women prepare salmon in Toppenish, Wash., before a ceremony held by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Credit:Tony Schick/OPB This article was ...
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The Great Salt Lake is often overlooked and misunderstood. Through her passion for wildlife photography, Mary Anne Karren unexpectedly fell in love with the lake’s unique landscape and the 10 million birds that rely on it. She now uses her photography to bring attention to the lake’s dire situation in an attempt to save it… ...
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Captain’s Log 6094B, Day 16 in the month November, Earth Calendar year 2022. From the complexities of the largest proposed dam removal in US history to the strange politics of a mine actually supported by environmental groups, this trip to Idaho involved some turbulent topics. The trip started as most do, flying past familiar terrain ...
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Original Post ➡️ Steve Shute with Roaring Fork Valley High School students and teacher Wendy Kennedy before a flight organized by EcoFlight and the Buddy Program.Josie Taris/Aspen Times Today’s youth are the environmental stewards of tomorrow, and getting them to care about the environment they will inherit from older generations is easier when done from ...
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Original Post ➡️ Xcel’s Reversal on Energy Project Protects Canyon; Conserves Climbing EnvironmentOn November 2, Xcel Energy withdrew its plan for a massive energy development project in Unaweep Canyon, Colorado, citing “multiple concerns with the potential site.” As we noted in June, Access Fund holds conservation easements on property that the Western Colorado Climbers’ Coalition (WCCC) owns in ...
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Original Post ➡️ An aerial view of the Thompson Divide region south of Glenwood Springs.EcoFlight photo In mid-October Interior Secretary Deb Haaland initiated a process to administratively withdraw 225,000 acres of the Thompson Divide from future oil and gas leasing and mining for the next 20 years. For everyone who has fought to protect the ...
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Original Post ➡️ Bruce Gordon/EcoFlightLakewood, Colorado-based Energy Fuels operates the White Mesa uranium mill near Blanding, Utah, seen in this aerial shot taken on Oct. 22, 2022. Executives of a Colorado company that runs a controversial uranium mill in rural Utah say opponents of the mill don’t understand their safety measures and how vital the ...
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