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In 1993, Louis Bacon bought a mostly undeveloped New York island; four years later, he protected nearly 90% of its 450 acresIn 1993, Louis Bacon acquired Robins Island, an exceptionally pristine marine island. He subsequently enacted a conservation easement that ...- In 1976, a Pulitzer-winning poet moved from New York to Maui; he helped turn 19 degraded acres into a rare palm forestPoet W.S. Merwin dedicated over forty years to transforming degraded land in Maui into a thriving palm forest alongside his wife Paula. Tog...
- Toll Brothers sued: Michigan woman claims luxury housing project could block access to her land, harm environmentA Michigan woman is suing Toll Brothers over a luxury housing development. She claims the project will block her property access and harm t...
- In 2001, a USDA scientist released beetles to destroy an invasive tree, but they eliminated 94% of an endangered bird's habitat along one riverAn invasive beetle introduced to control tamarisk trees has devastated flycatcher nesting grounds. This beetle, released by the USDA, succe...
- Florida has moved more than 97,000 gopher tortoises since 2009, but the booming rescue industry may be hiding a harder question about whether these reptiles can actually survive the shuffleFlorida's gopher tortoise relocation program, designed to protect the species from development, faces scrutiny. While developers pay to mov...
- USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer fundsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing $20 million in previously frozen funding for contracts under various environmental and farm...
- Boris Johnson fires shot against UK PM Rishi Sunak's Brexit dealRishi Sunak has been riding high on a largely positive wave since the British Prime Minister declared a "decisive breakthrough" with the EU...
- 'Next phase' of criminal probe into Trump finances: Finding witnessesProsecutors are looking to gather information and testimony from bankers, bookkeepers, real-estate consultants and others close to the Trum...
- Centre, states not on same page when it comes to water rule bookSeveral water experts insist that an ample bundle of laws exists to govern water resources efficiently with no need for an over-arching cen...
- The only sustainable solution for water crisis is mass movements designed and driven by local communities: Vasundhara RajeRajasthan has made a small start but we need to think harder about urbanisation, groundwater regulation and demand management.
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