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Rewards doubled for reporting alligator snapping turtle poaching

Odessa American 29 Sep 2023
Thanks to additional funds from the agency’s Conservation License Plate Program, the reward can be doubled if the tip leads to convictions for snapping turtle cases ... Now with the additional funds from the Conservation Licenses Plate program, rewards for alligator snapping turtle tips may be increased to up to $2,000.
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American Climate Corps: Biden's new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details, says researcher

Phys Dot Org 29 Sep 2023
Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps ... The White House has declined to specify a budget after repeatedly failing to persuade Congress to designate any funding for similar multibillion-dollar green jobs efforts because of Republican opposition ... Its emphasis on conserving land and water overlaps with the work existing state programs already do.
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From Harper to Poilievre: what is the Conservative vision for Indigenous Peoples?

North Shore News 29 Sep 2023
And he has hinted at much bigger policy shifts, saying earlier this year that he believes the Indian Act is "a racist, colonial hangover," and pledging that a Conservative government would "fully fund all the inquiries" into possible graves on the sites of former residential schools.
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King County Library System receives grant to develop a climate action plan

Belleview Reporter 29 Sep 2023
The KCLS Foundation will match the amount that NEH awarded by July 2024, for a total of $266,504 in grant funding ... In this round of funding, NEH awarded $41.3 million in grants for 280 humanities projects across the country ... “The NEH grant funds will help KCLS do its part to ...
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What a shutdown means for federal health programs

The Hill 29 Sep 2023
Presented by Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association — A handful of conservative House Republicans remain opposed to a short-term agreement ... The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown, as a handful of conservative House Republicans remain opposed to a short-term agreement to keep the government funded.
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How Gov. Polis plans to keep national parks open during shutdown

Fox31 Denver 29 Sep 2023
1" if the government doesn't reach a deal to keep the government funded, writes the National Parks Conservation Association, a group that advocates for protecting the parks. Some national parks could stay open if states decide to use their funding to keep them up and running.
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GOP witnesses at Biden impeachment hearing see insufficient evidence of wrongdoing so far

Longview News-Journal 29 Sep 2023
U.S ... The U.S. Senate is on track to clear a short-term government funding bill in the days ahead ... Those witnesses were Jonathan Turley, a conservative legal expert, Bruce Dubinsky, a forensic accountant, and Eileen O’Connor, a former Department of Justice tax attorney ... U.S. House conservatives balk at short-term funding patch that would avert shutdown ... .
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Historic On-Farm Conservation Funding Assistance Available for Producers

Victoria Advocate 28 Sep 2023
A second cutoff period may be scheduled in Spring 2024 as federal conservation funding is available ... NRCS accepts conservation program applications year-round ... View original content.https.//www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/historic-on-farm-conservation-funding-assistance-available-for-producers-301941178.html.
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Department of Interior announces expansion to Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Idaho

Longview News-Journal 28 Sep 2023
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved the funding Sept ... Bird Conservation Commission ... The funding comes primarily from sales of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, which are commonly known as Duck Stamps, Department of Interior officials said.
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Whither Foreign Policy at the Debate?

The American Spectator 28 Sep 2023
The same conservatives who condemn Washington for unconstitutionally funding education beseech it to send billions to a country at war 5,000 miles away ... It seems fewer rank-and-file conservatives endorse the idea of the federal government funding other governments than did a decade ago.
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American Climate Corps: Biden's new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details

Caledonian Record 28 Sep 2023
Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps ... The White House has declined to specify a budget after repeatedly failing to persuade Congress to designate any funding for similar multibillion-dollar green jobs efforts because of Republican opposition ... Its emphasis on conserving land and water overlaps with the work existing state programs already do.
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Investor John Paulson’s Latest Donation Is Another Gift to Higher Education

New York Observer 28 Sep 2023
In the sixteen years since he made billions by shorting the 2007 housing bubble, hedge fund manager John Paulson has funneled much of his fortune into education ... In 2012, he gave $100 million to the Central Park Conservancy to help fund the park’s infrastructure and activity programming.
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One of Colorado’s disputed 14ers has been sold, ensuring public access to the popular peak

Hastings Tribune 28 Sep 2023
DENVER — Public access to Mount Democrat, a fourteener near Fairplay that is part of the popular DeCaLiBron Loop, has been permanently secured following the sale of the trailhead, the trail and the summit to the nonprofit Conservation Fund by landowner John Reiber ... Fund website.
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You won't get paid from next week: U.S. government warns staffers they won't get a ...

The Daily Mail 28 Sep 2023
Government funding runs out at 11.59 pm on Saturday and there has been no sign Republicans are ready to coalesce around a spending deal ... The House will vote Thursday night on four appropriation bills to fund the government ... But many conservative House Republicans have said they won’t for it, citing its $6 billion in funding for Ukraine.
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As Kashmir’s Wetlands Shrink Fast Experts Suggest People Oriented Conservation

Kashmir Observer 28 Sep 2023
Experts have recommended a number of measures for effective conservation of wetlands across Jammu and Kashmir which include involvement of society, strict control on encroachment and poaching, capacity building of the staff, increased and timely funding, maintenance of water regimes and besides other measures.

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