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Grand Canyon threatened despite win against developers, conservationists say
Posted by Guardian: Joanna Walters on March 13th, 2016
Guardian: Plans for a huge commercial development that would transform a tiny town near the edge of the Grand Canyon have been thrown out by federal officials in a surprise victory for conservation and indigenous interests – but campaigners warn that the world famous natural wonder remains in peril.
Tusayan, in northern Arizona, has a few low-key hotels and a population of just 560.
A mile from the entrance to Grand Canyon national park, it is the last settlement tourists pass through, if they even notice...
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Comments Off on Grand Canyon threatened despite win against developers, conservationists sayCalifornia drought water-use rules could force 36 percent reduction on Beverly Hills
Posted by Guardian: Joanna Walters on April 20th, 2015
Guardian: Billionaire-studded Beverly Hills will be ordered to cut water usage by 36% under a tough new mandate proposed by regulators on Saturday to try to help parched California cope with its extreme drought.
Los Angeles will have to reduce usage by 16%; the more environmentally conscious San Francisco will only have to reduce its water consumption by 8% after doing more in the last year to cut use voluntarily, according to the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).
The framework...
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