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Climate Change And Its Intersection With Government Spending

It was a coincidence, yet one not to be ignored: the arrival of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest outlook on the Earth's pending peril and a $3.5 trillion blueprint for government spending. To U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the fiscal plan falls short if Congress is to be serious about addressing climate change.

Nearly $2 Million Distributed To Help With Repatriation Of Ancestral Remains And Cultural Items

Nearly $2 million has been disbursed by the National Park Service in the form of grants to nine Indian Tribes, one Native Hawaiian organization, and 22 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Tracking Progress On Restoration Of The River Of Grass

Everglades National Park conserves a sweeping subtropical landscape, one with rare and beautiful plants, flights of colorful birds that can cloud the sky, and curious and fearsome wildlife, from crocodiles and alligators, to panthers and more recently, massive constricting snakes. But this landscape has been under siege.

Senators Urge Colleagues To Bolster Interior, Agriculture Departments In Budget Bill

With forests in the West on fire, and national parks facing crowding problems, Western senators are urging their Eastern colleagues to include "significant funding" for the Interior and Agriculture departments in the reconciliation bill being crafted in the U.S. Senate.
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