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NEWS Positive changes are happening for the environment. Here are the stories that are giving us hope for the future of the planet right now.
U.S. secures permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This fund uses oil and gas revenue to finance national parks and historic sites, along with local and state parks and recreation areas. The bill also designated $6.5 billion over the next five years to address the maintenance backlog currently on the shoulders of the National Park System.
Norway is the world’s first nation to ban deforestation. Norway’s deforestation ban is a commitment to deforestation-free supply chains. Norwegians will refuse to award government contracts to companies that engage in clear-cutting.
