WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- A coalition of 33 environmental and conservation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior expressing opposition to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) current proposal to rescind the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. This public comment letter emphasizes the importance of the rule, which was formalized in 2024 with significant public backing, and contends that the rescission would have detrimental consequences for p  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 21 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * ACU experts elected to Australian Academy of Humanities Australian Catholic University academics Professor Matthew Crawford and Professor Debjani Ganguly have been elected fellows of the Australian Academy of Humanities. Professor Crawford and Professor Ganguly are among 30 new Fellows announced by the academy in fields including religion, English, philosophy and history of ideas, Indigenous s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- A coalition of conservation advocacy organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expressing strong opposition to the proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. These groups represent thousands of members and supporters dedicated to protecting public lands across the western United States. According to the coalition, the proposed rulemaking to rescind the Public Lands R  more