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Not the time to rest. Let’s maximize new era of conservation funding

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November 19, 2009 - After years of suffering through a presidential administration that starved federal conservation programs of adequate funding, such programs are finally getting the needed boost they deserve. In October, Congress gave a significant funding increase to the Interior Department, which is responsible for most U.S. land conservation and management. The $4.6 billion funding increase will go towards a series of important projects and initiatives long pushed for by The Wilderness Society and the rest of the conservation community. more

Wilderness bill would protect Big Sur rivers, lands

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November 17, 2009 - Author Henry Miller once said “Big Sur is the California that men dreamed of years ago… this is the face of the earth as the Creator intended it to look.” New legislation introduced last week could help protect this iconic California coastal landscape. The Wilderness Society and our partners, including the Ventana Wilderness Alliance, celebrated the introduction of the measure aimed to protect some of Big Sur’s irreplaceable natural treasures. more

Oil and gas leases pulled back! Wyoming’s Adobe Town gets reprieve

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November 5, 2009 - There is a place in south-central Wyoming’s Red Desert region that is so wild and pristine the state designated the area as "Very Rare or Uncommon" back in 2007. While locals recognized the major significance of this spectacular wilderness and spiritual place, Adobe Town was facing a serious threat from a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to open the area up to oil and gas development. more

Oil shale investigation is encouraging

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November 5, 2009 - The Department of the Interior is calling for an investigation of a Bush-era deal on oil shale leases that grossly favored industry over American taxpayers. The investigation, announced Oct. 20, will look into excessively low royalty rates and other benefits that were tacked onto oil shale research-and-development leases in the final days of Bush administration. more

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