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Original Post ➡️ Listen – 31:01 Student interns from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program partnered with EcoFlight and the Aspen Youth Center to fly over the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys. They learned about the importance of these waterways and conservation strategies. Come along with us on the flight, hear student interviews, and ...
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Original Post ➡️ SALT LAKE CITY — It’s no secret that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking at an alarming rate, hitting yet another historic low in July, but a nonprofit is taking flight to provide the public with an aerial view of what is at risk. READ: Great Salt Lake drops to a new historic low EcoFlight believes that ...
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Original Post ➡️ (Ecoflight) An aerial view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022.By Zak Podmore  | Aug. 3, 2022, 11:21 a.m.| Updated: 2:08 p.m. After a modest rise in June, the water level in Lake Powell is on its way back down. The Bureau of Reclamation forecasts indicate it’s possible that Lake ...
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Original Post ➡️ Nature Writing MFA students take to the skies with EcoFlight Listen – 3:41 A small aircraft flew low over the Gunnison Valley early Sunday morning.  The engines drowned out the sound of pencils scribbling, as students in the Western Colorado University Nature Writing MFA program jotted down notes. The trip was facilitated ...
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Original Post ➡️ The peer-reviewed paper comes as Colorado River water users are planning for the biggest cutbacks in history. (Ecoflight) An aerial view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022.By Zak Podmore  | July 21, 2022, 12:14 p.m.| Updated: July 22, 2022, 11:58 a.m. Without significant, permanent cuts to water ...
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Original Post ➡️ Wild horses feed in the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area on July 5. The Bureau of Land Management began gathering horses from this area and sending hundreds to a long-term boarding facility July 15. Pueden encontrar la versión en español aqui. On July 15, the Bureau of Land Management started rounding up wild ...
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Original Post ➡️ The Energy Fuels uranium mill and waste cells at White Mesa, Utah.Bruce Gordon/Ecoflight A Native American community neighboring the only operating uranium mill in the U.S. is hoping a new study will answer longstanding questions about whether it is affecting their health. Members of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe living in White ...
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Original Post ➡️ Litigation takes aim at public funding for project that would run heated oil trains through Colorado The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, Highway 191 and Highway 123 in Carbon County, Utah are shown in this aerial photo taken by EcoFlight, an Aspen-based environmental group. This is where the proposed Uinta Basin ...
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Original Post ➡️ MCCALL — Valley County is like the greater backyard of the Treasure Valley — when it’s time for outside adventure, no matter the season, residents of the Treasure Valley often flock north to recreate in Valley County’s mountains, forests, lakes and rivers. A new project could bring change to the environment and ...
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Original Post ➡️ Energy Fuels claims of creating green industry does not match the facts. (EcoFlight) White Mesa Mill as recently as September 2021. Liquid is meant to cover waste from Superfund sites which can emit radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. This aerial image shows a portion of the site left ...
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