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B.C. government buys coal licences to stop mining dispute
Globe and Mail - The province is buying 61 licences in a region dubbed the Sacred Headwaters, an area featuring the headwaters of three important salmon rivers - the Stikine, Skeena and Nass.
Are conservation officers becoming an endangered species?
The Province - B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service faces increasing resources pressure, despite many groups saying the "thin green line" that protects the province's environment has already been cut too deep.
U.S., Canada reveal new oil train regulations
Flathead Beacon - On May 1, transportation officials from both sides of the border gathered in Washington, D.C., to announce a sweeping set of regulations for oil trains across the continent. Trout restoration project receives funding Yellowstone Insider - Two big Yellowstone National Park projects received significant funding from the National Park Service Centennial Challenge: the Gardiner Gateway Project and native cutthroat trout restoration, totaling $1 million. Wolverine watch: Citizen scientists at work
Ravalli Republic - More than 20 monitoring sites were established this year in the Bitterroot National Forest as part of a new collaborative effort led by Defenders of Wildlife to gather information on wolverines, fishers and other forest species. One in six species at risk of extinction without actionGlobe and Mail - Earth is on a course to lose biodiversity by degrees - literally - as climate change exacts an inexorable toll on species around the globe, a new analysis suggests. |