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Thousands of dollars earmarked for land conservation in Saskatchewan
620 CKRM | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsMore than $660,000 has been earmarked for land conservation agreements with Saskatchewan beef producers.The Saskatchewan Stock Growers and the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program have received funding support from Ottawa and the U.S.
Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2019 First Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
Farm Policy News | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Agriculture News
David Oppedahl, a Senior Business Economist at the Chicago Fed, explained in The AgLetter that, “District agricultural land values were the same in the first quarter of 2019 as in the first quarter of 2018, although they did move up 1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2018. Indiana and Iowa saw year-over-year decreases in farmland values, while Illinois and Wisconsin saw no changes.”
After Standing Rock, protesting pipelines can get you a decade in prison and $100K in fines
Grist | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Energy NewsCherri Foytlin and her fellow protestors spent much of last summer suspended 35-feet in the air in “sky pods” tied to cypress trees. They were hoping to block the Bayou Bridge Pipeline from running through their part of Louisiana. At the time, Energy Transfer Partners was building the pipeline to move oil between Texas and St. James Parish in southern Louisiana, crisscrossing through the Atchafalaya Basin, one of the largest swamps in the country.
Brewer’s eminent-domain bill sent to governor
The North Platte Telegraph | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsProperty owners would win the right to challenge land seizures for renewable energy projects in court with the Legislature’s unanimous passage Monday of state Sen. Tom Brewer’s 2019 priority bill. Lawmakers also would assert their authority to protect the Sandhills and other environmentally sensitive areas under Legislative Bill 155, which won 44-0 final approval.The measure, which now goes to Gov.
Minnesota nonprofits using community solar to help veterans, families in need
Energy News Network | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Energy NewsMinnesota nonprofits are turning to community solar as a tool to fight poverty. Community solar typically involves households or businesses buying subscriptions to projects owned by a third-party developer. The power generated is credited to subscribers’ utility bills and generally reduces monthly payments.But the model comes with barriers such as credit score checks that can put it out of reach for some of those who have the most to potentially gain. Several Minnesota charities are experimenting with ways to spread the benefits.
Florida, DeSantis’ first veto allows local governments to keep banning plastic straws
Miami Herald | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsGov. Ron DeSantis flexed his veto power for the first time Friday night, declining to sign an environmental bill that would have prohibited local governments from banning plastic straws for the next five years.
‘Who’s going to take care of these people?’
The Washington Post | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Rural NewsAs emergencies rise across rural America, a hospital fights for its life. The hospital had already transferred out most of its patients and lost half its staff when the CEO called a meeting to take inventory of what was left.
West Virginians were promised coding jobs in Appalachia. Now they say it was a fraud.
MSN | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Rural NewsMany West Virginians like Ms. Frame signed up for Mined Minds, quitting their jobs or dropping out of school for the prized prospect of a stable and lucrative career. But the revival never came. Almost none of those who signed up for Mined Minds are working in programming now.
Facing Floods, Towns Call for New Controls on the Great Rivers
Wall Street Journal | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Agriculture NewsAlton, Ill., a tourist town on the edge of the Mississippi River, has been fighting floods about every eight months for the last six years. This week’s crest, which ranked No. 7 among the city’s 10 worst floods, forced the closure of the city’s riverboat casino, left its riverfront park underwater and closed portions of its downtown. Mayor Brant Walker said the 100-year floods that communities like his are seeing every two years underscore the need for an approach that tackles the problem across the entire river system.
As the Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth and Cocaine Deaths Explode
Pew Trust | Posted onMay 16, 2019 in Rural NewsMost states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing on cocaine and other stimulants as well. It turns out that the same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in overdose deaths among cocaine users.That’s according to a new analysis of death certificate data from the U.S.