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Over eight flights last week a heavy helicopter slung in steel sections of a single-span bridge that will be fastened together to allow wilderness travelers easy passage over the Upper
A change thatâs being pitched to Teton County regulations would allow septic systems and leach fields to be located closer to the communityâs largest flowing waters.
Currently, there is a buffer on the books that prohibits putting sewage treatment infrastructure within 150 feet of Teton County rivers, including the Snake, Buffalo Fork, Gros Ventre and Hoback. While revising the countyâs small wastewater facility rules, engineer Ted Van Holland proposed eliminating the special âwatercourse protection districtâ regulation, shrinking the river buffer down to 50 feet â the standard for other natural surface waters.
âWe think that this is the better way to go,â said Van Holland, who added that any effect septic system effluent is having on Jackson Holeâs largest rivers, which carry hundreds or thousands of cubic feet of water per second, is negligible.
, a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis.
The Biden administration is about to embark on a historic mission: to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030.
Since President Joe Biden announced the target, known as “30 by 30,” in January, there’s been a mix of hope, especially from environmental groups, and apprehension, largely from people who earn a living off of the land. On both sides, there’s a heightened focus on the fact that just 12 percent of American land is within permanently protected areas today. The question is: Where will the rest come from?