Will a search for natural gas destroy the largest complex of U.S. wild lands outside of Alaska?
Montana's Rocky Mountain Front is a 140-mile stretch of "largely unbroken country, tracing the Rockies from Helena north to the Canadian border, the front is part of the largest complex of U.S. wild lands outside Alaska... At least three companies... are preparing to drill for natural gas deep inside the protected area, encouraged by rising gas prices, increasing demand and pending energy legislation that would give oil and gas companies tax breaks and other incentives that take some of the financial risk out of exploring... For all her talents, [Gloria] Flora may be on the brink of losing her battle to save [the] region."
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: Critics Fear Energy Plan Will Tame a Wild Land
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California Exodus: Population Drops Below 39 Million
Never mind the 40 million that demographers predicted the Golden State would reach by 2018. The state's population dipped below 39 million to 38.965 million last July, according to Census data released in March, the lowest since 2015.
Pennsylvania Mall Conversion Bill Passes House
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Chicago Awarded $2M Reconnecting Communities Grant
Community advocates say the city’s plan may not do enough to reverse the negative impacts of a major expressway.
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