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"Tribes Celebrate Montana Land Ownership And Bison Range Restoration"

"A narrow gravel road takes visitors zig-zagging up a mountain, alongside a creek, and, if they're lucky, they'll see buffalo roaming freely on the terrain. The bison range sits on more than 18,000 acres of undeveloped land in northwest Montana — land taken by the U.S. Government without the consent of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes."

Source: NPR, 05/27/2022

Repeated Fires Are Silencing The Amazon: New Acoustic Monitoring Study

"The rainforest is dense with sound. Like musicians in an orchestra, each animal plays a part, occupying its own “acoustic niche” in both frequency and time. But repeated fires are silencing the symphony, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Source: Mongabay, 05/27/2022

"White House Eyes Restarting Idle Refineries"

"The Biden administration is reaching out to the oil industry to inquire about restarting shuttered refineries, as the White House scrambles to address record-high gasoline prices that are setting off political alarm bells ahead of the midterm elections."

Source: Bloomberg, 05/27/2022

"Supreme Court Rebuffs Republican-Led States On Greenhouse Gas Policy"

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let President Joe Biden's administration raise the cost estimate for the societal impact of greenhouse gases that federal agencies would be able to consider when drafting new regulations, rejecting a bid by Republican-led states to block the move."

Source: Reuters, 05/27/2022

"8 Rails-to-Trails Adventures in the U.S."

"Tens of thousands of miles of abandoned railroad tracks have been developed into recreational paths since the 1960s. Here are scenic pathways through deserts, valleys, mountain passages and more."

Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2022

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