Beth Covitt writes, While he likes to talk about the importance of locally driven solutions, Senator Daines has disregarded locals’ hard work around public lands protections, preferring to listen to a small sliver of special interest groups.
Hoosiers could get their holiday trees from any of about 200 tree farms in the state, according to the Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association. But some families choose artificial trees, and each choice comes with environmental consequences. Delaney Barber, energy and climate manager for the Hoosier Environmental Council, said live trees help store carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but when they are disposed of, that process creates carbon. .
I have deep concerns about the proposed legislation by Steve Daines, which aims to strip protection from over 100,000 acres of wilderness study areas in Montana. A 2022 study revealed