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Protected bike lanes increase safety, save money and protect the planet, says new report

Protected bike lanes increase safety, save money and protect the planet, says new report

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A new report has found that networks of protected cycleways are a cost-effective way to reduce … [+] emissions compared to other transportation decarbonization approaches. FIA Foundation “Bike paths reduce GHG emissions as effectively as highways create them” Investing in networks of protected cycle paths has significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce transport …

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Little prairie chickens are protected under the US Endangered Species Act

Little prairie chickens are protected under the US Endangered Species Act

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After more than two decades of appeals from conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a flamboyant, stocky bird that once covered the American prairies in the hundreds of thousands but whose population has since shrunk to about 30,000. Two populations of chickens, which are …

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