Tagged with Land Degradation 
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from the sacred to the profane
Wal-Mart’s history of destroying sacred sites 1
Posted 2 months ago
A re-consecration ceremony was held this past weekend at a damaged Indian mound in Oxford, Ala.
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while we're young?
White House announces Gulf restoration task force amid criticism of Army Corps 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
In response to criticism that the Army Corps of Engineers has failed to take needed action, President Obama is creating a federal task force to overhaul management of coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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saving swamps, saving lives
Army Corps urged to honor Obama’s priority of restoring New Orleans area wetlands 2
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago With the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaching, a coalition of 17 advocacy groups called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to promptly honor President Obama's pledge "to restore nature's barriers -- the wetlands, marshes and barrier islands that can take the first blows and protect the people of the Gulf Coast."
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the perils of mixing oil and water
Sen. Landrieu’s plan to export Louisiana’s coastal destruction to Florida 2
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks agoWhile Louisiana struggles to restore coastal wetlands ravaged in large part by decades of oil and gas drilling, its senior senator is leading the effort to lift the ban on drilling off Florida's Panhandle.
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It's sprawl over?
Alabama city backing away from destruction of ancient Indian mound? 2
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks agoFollowing local protests and international outcry, the city of Oxford, Ala. appears to be backing away from plans to destroy an ancient and archaeologically significant Indian mound.
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Sprawling Over the Past
Alabama city destroying ancient Indian mound for Sam’s Club 4
Posted 3 months ago
City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam's Club, a retail warehouse store operated by Wal-Mart.
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Bordering on Ridiculous 0
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You Can’t Always Nyet What You Want 0
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Hu’s Fine Is It, Anyway? 0
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Law and Border
Immigration scuffles threaten wildlands along the U.S.-Mexico border 7
Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
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It’s the End of the World as We Blow It 0
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No, No, We Said Hit the Road, Gale 0
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The Leak Shall Inhibit the Earth 0
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At Least the City’s Back Up and ... Oh 0
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Unnatural Disasters
Which parts of the U.S. have put themselves in nature’s way? 0
Posted 3 years, 11 months agoIt's easy to see in hindsight. Yes, Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster, but it was aided by some very unnatural factors -- developed wetlands and neglected levees, to name two. Figuring there must be other parts of the U.S. in human-made peril, we talked with experts to learn where we've made ourselves most vulnerable, and what -- in lieu of scrapping the whole country and starting over -- is being done to help.
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We’ll Always Have Parish 0
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Ranch Dressing-Down 0
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Apotcalypse 0
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Don’t It Make My Blue Earth Brown 0
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Where Have All the Wildflowers Gone? 0
Posted 4 years, 5 months ago