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Cate Blanchett sparks fresh row with locals in Cornwall's 'Hollywood-On-Sea' over plans to turn a field into car park and driveway for her sprawling £5million eco home
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cate Blanchett sparks fresh row with locals in Cornwall's 'Hollywood-On-Sea' over plans to turn a field into car park and driveway for her sprawling £5million eco home

Daily Mail  

Cate Blanchett has sparked a fresh row with locals over plans to turn a field into a driveway and parking for her new £5million holiday home in Cornwall. Now Blanchett wants to turn part of an adjoining field currently being used as a construction compound, into a new access and parking area for the luxury pad at Mawgan Porth near …

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In the land of wine bars and super-rich, street art reminds Santa Barbara of its Latino roots
1 year, 2 months ago

In the land of wine bars and super-rich, street art reminds Santa Barbara of its Latino roots

LA Times  

Michael Montenegro stands next to the most famous piece of street art in his hometown. Chicano historian and blogger Michael Montenegro stands in Ortega Park, near where he grew up in Santa Barbara’s historically Latino Eastside. The mural’s affirming images and inspirational phrases help Latinos internalize the idea that anyone can realize dreams in Santa Barbara, not just the owners …

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Blackfeet Make Buffalo Restoration History
1 year, 5 months ago

Blackfeet Make Buffalo Restoration History

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Blackfeet Nation set dozens of wild bison loose on tribal land last week, in a historic move to restore a free-ranging herd at a time when the last remaining American buffalo are typically kept enclosed. When is the United States of America going to step on that path?” According to Indigenous Led, 49 bison were released …

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Government plans international Buddha Theme Park near Ajanta caves
1 year, 8 months ago

Government plans international Buddha Theme Park near Ajanta caves

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The state government is planning to develop an international Buddhist cultural unit, ‘Buddha Theme Park’, near Ajanta caves by allocating five acres of land for each centre to 10 select countries. At Bodh Gaya in Bihar, various countries have built stupas and statues of Gautama Buddha, the MTDC is planning to develop the Buddha Theme Park along the same …

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Court: US needs to consider effects of drilling near Chaco
1 year, 10 months ago

Court: US needs to consider effects of drilling near Chaco

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Circuit Court of Appeals found that federal land managers violated the law by not …

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Coveted oceanfront land in Ventura County will become a nature preserve
2 years, 1 month ago

Coveted oceanfront land in Ventura County will become a nature preserve

LA Times  

The Trust for Public Land has acquired 1,300 acres of oceanfront mountain land above Malibu’s last three-mile stretch of undeveloped coastline along Deer Creek Road. On a recent morning, Guillermo Rodriguez, the Trust’s state director, stood on a stretch of windswept beach where Deer Creek flows into the ocean and said, “Everywhere I look here makes me happy, and we …

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US: Oil, gas leases on hold around New Mexico’s Chaco park
3 years, 1 month ago

US: Oil, gas leases on hold around New Mexico’s Chaco park

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park will be prohibited for the next two years as officials consider a proposal to withdraw federal land in the area from development for a 20-year period, the U.S. Department of Interior said Monday. The announcement came as environmentalists, some Native American tribes and …

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Confronting the myth: L.A. moves to make amends to Indigenous people
3 years, 2 months ago

Confronting the myth: L.A. moves to make amends to Indigenous people

LA Times  

Mayor Eric Garcetti, center, mingles with members of the Gabrielino/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, including 9-year-old Ellie Morales Recalde, at an event Monday to announce the beginning of a process to rename a site informally known as Father Serra Park in downtown Los Angeles. Standing with Morales and other tribal leaders on Indigenous Peoples Day, Los Angeles Mayor …

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In a first for California, Sacramento poised to allow apartments in single-family home neighborhoods
3 years, 10 months ago

In a first for California, Sacramento poised to allow apartments in single-family home neighborhoods

LA Times  

A jogger passes single family homes in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Sacramento.Sacramento is on the verge of approving a plan that would make the city the first in California to end zoning that permits only one single-family home on a property. “I not only take pride in the fact that we’re leading — I insist on it.” A “Don’t Become …

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