Pay and Plug: Federal Funds Spur Cleanup of Lost Oil Wells

February 22, 2023 / by Will Peischel / Engineering and Engineers, Environment, Federal Aid (US), Fresh Water, Jean Lafitte (La), Journalism, National Park Service, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Parks and Other Recreation Areas, your-feed-science

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The National Park Service has started closing orphaned wells using money provided under legislation signed by President Biden. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/science/plugging-oil-wells.html

Grand Canyon Bison Hunt Draws 45,000 Applicants to Kill 12 Animals

May 7, 2021 / by Azi Paybarah / Arizona, Bison, Environment, Forests and Forestry, Fresh Water, Grand Canyon National Park, Journalism, National Park Service, National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment National Park Service officials want to reduce the size of a herd that they say has damaged vegetation, archaeological sites and the water supply. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/grand-canyon-national-park-bison-hunting.html

Obsolete Dams are a Hazard to People and Wildlife. We’re Working Together to Remove Them.

September 12, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / America's Great Outdoors, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Conservation, Fresh Water, Government, National Park Service, New Jersey, Office of the Secretary, Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior, Water Challenges

Published by the Department of the Interior For every Hoover Dam that continues to provide benefits like water supply or clean energy, there are thousands of obsolete, abandoned and dangerous dams choking our waterways. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/obsolete-dams-are-hazard-people-and-wildlife-were-working-together-remove-them

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