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The Bureau of Land Management to hold virtual hearing on use of motorized vehicles for wild horse and burro management
The Bureau of Land Management to hold virtual hearing on use of motorized vehicles for wild horse and burro management
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a virtual public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the management of wild horses and burros on public lands. The hearing is scheduled for May 25, from 3 to 5 p.m. MT and will be held using Zoom video conferencing technology and live-streamed at BLM.gov/live.
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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan D. Brightbill as partner in the firm s Washington, D.C., office and member of the firm s Litigation and White Collar, Regulatory Defense, and Investigations Practices.
Jonathan represents public and private companies, corporate officers, and other individuals across white collar, regulatory defense, and government and internal investigation matters, as well as complex commercial disputes. His commercial litigation experience encompasses environmental and regulatory litigation, business disputes, false advertising, consumer protection, and extensive class action and citizen suit defense work, as well as intellectual property such as patent, trademark, and trade secret disputes.
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This professional-level position is responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of Defenders of Wildlife’s strategic plan, with an emphasis on federal lands management policy and planning and the conservation of at-risk species and their habitats in California. This position requires legal and policy knowledge and experience in a broad array of California-specific natural resource conservation issues, including endangered species, federal land management policy and planning, environmental and administrative law and procedures, landscape-level planning and conservation biology. The Policy Advisor will pursue conservation objectives through a variety of tools including policy, legislative and regulatory reform, reviewing and commenting on wildlife and habitat restoration and translocation plans, engaging with priority coalitions, supporting public outreach efforts, contributing to the development of legal strategies, writing and reviewing liti
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Pandora, the world’s biggest jeweller, announced on Tuesday that it will no longer use mined diamonds in its products. The Danish company said that moving forward it will exclusively be using diamonds created in labs.
Growing concerns related to the mining industry’s environmental and human rights practices have led to increased demand for alternatives to mined diamonds. Pandora stressed that lab-grown diamonds have identical chemical characteristics and will also make diamond jewellery more affordable in the future.
“They are as much a symbol of innovation and progress as they are of enduring beauty and stand as a testament to our ongoing and ambitious sustainability agenda,” said Pandora CEO Alexander Lacik in a statement. “Diamonds are not only forever, but for everyone.”