In Episode 514 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with plastics expert and author Dr. Chris DeArmitt. They discuss the collapse of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations talks in Geneva, misconceptions about microplastics, plastics pollution, styrofoam, and other paradoxes about plastic usage. Tune in to learn more!

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Connect with Dr. Chris DeArmitt

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Order The Plastics Paradox: Facts for a Brighter Future

Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided

UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution

In Episode 513 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the Trump administration cancelling the controversial Lava Ridge Wind Project she and CFACT first investigated in August 2022. Tune in to learn more!

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⁠Interior Department Moves to Cancel Reckless Biden-era Approval of Lava Ridge Wind Project⁠

⁠How CFACT's 'Conservation Country' Series Brought Down Lava Ridge Wind Project⁠

⁠Lava Ridge Wind Project⁠

⁠Snake River Plain aquifer⁠

In Episode 512 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the 75th anniversary of the Sport Fish Restoration (Dingell-Johnson) Act becoming law and bolstering conservation efforts. Tune in to learn more!

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Sport Fish Restoration

The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act of 1950

Casting a Conservation Legacy and Celebrating 75 Years of the Sport Fish Restoration Act

A Good Excise Tax

In Episode 511 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Dan Cabela - host of Hard Truths of Conservation and of the Cabela Family Foundation.

The Cabela Family Foundation strives to build and create partnerships and projects which promote outdoor recreation, conservation, and charity toward others.

Hard Truths of Conservation currently airs on Animal Planet, formerly airing on Discovery Channel.

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Learn more about Dan Cabela

Hard Truths of Conservation

Cabela Family Foundation

IOTR

Follow Dan on Facebook and Instagram

In Episode 510 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the forthcoming repeal of the 2009 EPA endangerment finding that deemed carbon dioxide as harmful to humans. Learn about the 2009 guidance, carbon/C02's importance to plants and daily live, and likely proposed Trump 2.0 rule to repeal this 16-year standard.

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Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act

Climate Depot: NY Times: EPA ‘to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change’ – Would ‘rescind a 2009 declaration known as the ‘endangerment finding’ – Morano responds: ‘Will the Earth Survive if EPA Cannot ‘Fight Climate Change’?

NOAA: The Atmosphere

NatGeo: Photosynthesis

Benefits of CO2 for Plants

Trump EPA Kicks Off Formal Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding with Agency Partners

In Episode 509 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses two topics: the U.S. effort to boost critical minerals production and processing + the Rigs-to-Reef program converting decommissioned oil rigs into fish habitat.

Tune in to learn more!

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Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production

Two New U.S. Mining Projects Could Cut Our Dependence on China

Rigs to Reef Program

Watch "Steel to Sanctuary"

In Episode 508 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Sarah Montalbano, IWF Center for Energy and Conservation Senior Fellow and Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, to discuss her new report "Shattered Green Dreams: The Environmental Costs of Wind and Solar." Tune in to learn more!

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Follow Sarah on X

Subscribe to Sarah's "Montalbano Mondays" Substack Newsletter

Shattered Green Dreams:The Environmental Costs of Wind and Solar

Energy Bad Boys: "Mission Impossible": Why Getting Enough Minerals for Net-Zero is Impossible

In Episode 507 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has a roundup of conservation news stories that were overlooked: the establishment of the Make America Beautiful Again Commission - especially increased National Park fees for foreign visitors - and why she hope DOGE/Dept of Interior will restore Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF)'s grant from Dingell-Johnson funds. Tune in to learn more!

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As NPS Maintenance Backlog Balloons, Members Hold Biden Administration Accountable

ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT’S MAKE AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AGAIN COMMISSION

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes Make America Beautiful Again Commission

PERC: New Report Lays Out Healthy Path Forward for America’s National Parks

PERC: The Economics of Awe

National Park Service Deferred Maintenance: Overview and Issues

NPS: Annual Visitation Statistics Release

OutdoorLife: DOGE Cancels ‘Take Me Fishing,’ Even Though It Was Funded by Anglers

Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation

TakeMeFishing.org

In Episode 506 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Richard Meyer, Vice President of Energy Markets, Analysis, and Standards at the American Gas Association. Richard discusses the factors underlying natural gas' staying power, his data work, and more. Tune in to learn more!

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American Gas Association

Richard Meyer's Bio

Follow Richard on X

AGA: New Report Confirms that Storage is More Important than Ever 

In Episode 505 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the Senate One Big Beautiful bill version removing both the public lands sale provision and terminating subsidies for mature clean energy projects like solar, wind, and electric vehicles.

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Sen. Lee Statement on Public Lands Sale Amendment Removal

WSJ: America’s Big, Beautiful Land Sale

Shawn Ryan Show: #213 Braxton McCoy - Why is the US Government Selling Millions of Acres of Public Land?

Alex Epstein: The Senate's new budget proposal is a big improvement—but a few changes could make it much better