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Regulations for public lands likely to change under Trump

December 15, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ A section of the Thompson Divide is shown. Project 2025, the conservative roadmap for a second Trump presidency organized by The Heritage Foundation, calls for a return to an “energy dominance” approach to federal land and minerals management. Courtesy of EcoFlight “Drill, baby, drill!”President-elect Donald Trump echoed that slogan throughout his successful campaign ...

Local high school students take to the skies with EcoFlight and the Buddy Program

December 12, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ Oliver Maness, a Rifle High School senior, enjoys the view during an EcoFlight on Wednesday, Dec. 11.Julianna O’Clair/Post Independent Several Rifle and Glenwood Springs high school students buckled into single-engine planes and held on tight as they took to the skies for an EcoFlight aerial tour around Rifle on Wednesday.The quick jaunts ...

A Supreme Court Case About a Railway Could Have Widespread Impacts on U.S. Environmental Laws

December 9, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ A proposed Utah railway would quadruple the Uinta Basin’s oil production if built. Colorado and environmentalists have fought the project, arguing its impacts would extend far beyond Utah’s own borders. An aerial view of the Uinta Basin oil fields, where a proposed 88-mile railway would connect the oil production of northeastern Utah ...

The Grand Canyon Is One of Our Most Beloved National Parks. These Reviewers Beg to Differ.

December 8, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ “Seen better”: Not every visitor is impressed with one of the world’s seven natural wonders, it turns out The grandeur stirs your soul. Or not. (Illustration: Studio-Pro/Getty Images (Text Bubble); pop_jop/Getty (Thumbs Down); Ansel Adams/NPS/Buyenlarge/Getty (B/W); Peter Unger/Getty (Grand Canyon). Collage by Kyra Kennedy.) The Grand Canyon is stunning. At Outside, we’re in love ...

UPDATE: EPA says mine could pollute Grand Canyon groundwater

December 6, 2024 News & Media No Comments

The Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon could contaminate groundwater. Pinyon Plain mine, formerly known as Canyon Mine. EcoFlight. The EPA has conducted a study concluding that the Pinyon Plain uranium mine has the potential to contaminate the region’s groundwater. The study raises questions about how the mine could affect the water stored in the Coconino and Redwall/Muav ...

Biden Administration Bars Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

December 2, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ On Thanksgiving Day, according to multiple reports, the Biden administration moved to bar future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, one of America’s most coal-rich areas.The Powder River Basin, includes parts of Montana and Wyoming. Nearly half – 43% – of U.S. coal in mined 2019, was mined in the area, according to the ...

EcoFlight receives grant for Crystal River overflights, Wild and Scenic subcommittee

November 28, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ A view of Marble, looking up valley, from an EcoFlight. EcoFlight/Courtesy photo EcoFlight received a $35,160 grant from the Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams board in September for their continued overflights of the Crystal River and leadership of the Wild and Scenic Subcommittee.The subcommittee will continue to work toward a Wild ...

Los Osos could get $8 million for pipeline that would bring state water to town

November 25, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ Los Osos crowds up against the Morro Bay Estuary with Hollister Peak in background. The Northern Chumash Tribal Council organized an aerial tour of lands bordering the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary on Sept. 18, 2024. The flight was sponsored by EcoFlight, a nonprofit dedicated to appreciation of the environment. DAVID MIDDLECAMP ...

Proposed mining operation in central Idaho sparks controversy

November 21, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post: Watch Video ➡️ Perpetua Resources wants to re-mine the Stibnite Mining District for several rare elements, leaving many groups worried about the environmental impacts.

State board increases financial protections for Black Hills gold mine

November 21, 2024 News & Media No Comments

Original Post ➡️ A May 2023 aerial view of the Wharf Mine near Lead. (Courtesy of EcoFlight) A state board approved financial assurance increases during a teleconference meeting Thursday for the operator of South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine. The Board of Minerals and Environment decided to increase the assurance — such as bonds posted by insurance ...

Regulations for public lands likely to change under Trump

Local high school students take to the skies with EcoFlight and the Buddy Program

A Supreme Court Case About a Railway Could Have Widespread Impacts on U.S. Environmental Laws

The Grand Canyon Is One of Our Most Beloved National Parks. These Reviewers Beg to Differ.

UPDATE: EPA says mine could pollute Grand Canyon groundwater

Biden Administration Bars Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

EcoFlight receives grant for Crystal River overflights, Wild and Scenic subcommittee

Los Osos could get $8 million for pipeline that would bring state water to town

Proposed mining operation in central Idaho sparks controversy

State board increases financial protections for Black Hills gold mine

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