WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statements on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, the Department of the Interior's announcement of a five-year leasing schedule for offshore wind and its Renewable Energy Modernization Rule, as well as the Department of Energy's (DOE) Offshore Wind Liftoff Report and $48 million in offshore wind research and development funding. In response, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Maine Conservation Voters (MCV), Maryland  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most influential and provocative philosophers of our times, passed away on April 19 at the age of 82 in Portland, Maine. At the time of his passing, Dennett held the position of External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He had recently left Santa Fe, having attended the late-March "Investigating Reality - A Philosophical, Mathematical, and Scientific Exploration" wo  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Frequent, larger snow events brought on by climate change could reduce fox populations * * * Big, one-off snowstorms in Maine driven by climate change could result in snow too deep for red foxes. As smaller carnivores, r  more