This article is talking about The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan and how it is an agreement forged to strike a balance between conservation and renewable energy development on federal lands in the California desert. This plan protects unique and sensitive public lands that should be protected for future generations to enjoy and explore. This plan also designates appropriate places for siting renewable energy projects to help fight climate change and also create good-paying jobs in solar and geothermal energy. This plan gives certainty to renewable energy. By keeping this plan intact means that we can focus on addressing the pandemic and rebuilding the economy.

This relates back to environmental science because this plan is protecting the sensitive lands from degrading. Without this plan, there would be no certainty for the desert communities that rely on unspoiled public lands for viewsheds, recreation, and our tourist economy. This plan will also help fight climate change and will come with benefits for our communities and desert economies. I agree with this plan because it will not only renew energy but also not harm and protect our lands so that generations upon us can use these lands. 

This article is talking about how the land in Clark County could be used to grow and stretch Las Vegas out more so that some of Las Vegas would be more towards California. Their plan when proposing this bill was to build more affordable housing but also preserve the outdoor spaces across Southern Nevada for outdoor recreation. When passed, the bill would open up a large stretch of federal public land going toward the California border which will open up public land near Indiana Springs, Laughlin, and the Moapa Valley. The bill proposes changes to land management across the country. It would convey 41,255 acres to the Moapa Band of Paiutes whose lands consisted of more than 2 million acres in 1874 and were greatly reduced by Congress a year later. Shaaron Netherton said that the bill “would be the single largest designation of wilderness acres in the state’s history….”.  Some environmental groups still remained skeptical about the idea, however.

This relates back to Environmental science by implying that we need to save and preserve our wildlife as we constantly try to expand our area around us. This bill will set aside 350,000 acres of land for wildlife habitat which is critical to avoiding the extinction of some animals because of how they react when moving habitats. The bill would also preserve 2 million acres of public land and establish 337,406 million acres of wilderness in the country while protecting 1.3 million acres of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. I agreed with this article because it focuses on wildlife conservation, while not using public lands in a bad way. 

This article talks about a wilderness group that is giving education to the people about public usage. The Bureau of Management (BLM) and Wildlife Manager Brian Gray discussed current threats to public lands and how community members can advocate for the preservation of these lands. This program could help uneducated people when it comes to public land use because it seems to be that some people don’t know enough about our environment. I think these people are doing a great job and show how they care about our environment. Because there are a vast amount of Spanish speakers in the US, they have included Spanish-speaking translators for our Spanish community. This might be seen as something small, but it gets the image across to a big amount of people.

This article is in coordination with APES because it not only talks about educating people, like how we get educated in class but also implies that people in society are trying ways to help impact the way public land use is in control as well. Even though we are the root of why the habitats get in the place of destruction, many of us are also trying to fix it too. Public land use often goes unnoticed because we do the daily resources of hiking, logging, etc. without realizing that we are destroying the natural resources needed. With the BLM, they portray how there are people who try to protect the land from completely crumbling. 

This article mainly talks about how Biden is doing the exact opposite of what Trump was trying to do with drilling on land for gases and oil. The concern Trump caused was that it would disrupt climate change and the environment. Some species have already suffered through natural disasters in other states and their population continues to decline. By drilling and having oil and gas leases on the land would cause more problems to the wildlife. Mary Creasman, CEO of the California League of Conservation Voters said “The Trump administration was looking to expand oil and gas drilling, especially in inland California. This isn’t just a reversal of that, this is going an extra step to stop (new) drilling”. This really shows the hand that we are in right now and how we have someone who can not only take immediate control but also cares about climate change, which is one of the biggest negative factors in the world right now. 

It relates to environmental science because it is educating us on public lands and how drilling can harm our environment. I also agree with this article because it discusses the importance of both the public land and how it comes with big factors when we use them in a negative way. Biden needs to address this topic with all states because the government has more control over just one judge’s appeal. I think that all the animals deserve land to live on and humans should not always take over just for their own economic needs. This may be small to others, but ultimately it can result in bigger issues with the whole animal environment and land. 

This article talks about how the grassland and rivers in California could be in danger due to human resources. It starts by showing how grassland, forests, and rivers support wildlife and the $92 billion recreation economy. It can all change due to the threats of resource extraction and road development. This is important not only because it means that we will be wasting tons of money but also it will lead to a decrease in biodiversity since the animals would have to find a new habitat. The article brings up how we need headwaters of rivers and aquifers that will provide the water for humans and wildlife.

This article is related to environmental science because it shows the importance of public land use. It shows how humans destroy habitats for wildlife to help their needs. It is valuable to see the importance of public land use because if it’s not talked about as much as it should be, we could put these species in danger. Not only that but also we will lead the state to just waste money. The cities around us need to know why building roads and houses will not always be the best idea. California should see how we could help public land use and not destroy wildlife.

This article talks about how there was a bill brought to California, Colorado, and Washington. It was said that  “the legislation would add 1.3 million acres of wilderness across the West”.This would be lenient for Trump because he works on developing public land and oil as well. Public land use is currently talked about because of Trump’s new plan to open more land to have more areas for other specific things. This implies that there would be more challenges for the community to help out the environment as a whole.

This is an important article because it talks about how more land does not mean it is always a good idea. It constructs the source of environmental science and how we need to help our air quality and living conditions as a whole. The land is managed for recreation, wildlife, and soil and water quality, but closed to mining and development. The work being done on land causes damages in California and making more acres would ruin what we have now. I agree that the bill did harm, as well as helped out people with their daily needs.

This article talks about how the BLM plan will bring more problems to California. Trump is ready to have more sections of land to get more oil. He is disregarding the fact that oil and gas spills can create huge problems. Trump and his administration need to see how more oil will contaminate the air and horrible for not only humans but also wildlife. Instead of opening acres of land, they need to realize we need to let the land be.

The community is trying to bring a message out for public land use but it’s kind of hard when Trump is ignorant when it comes to climate and wildlife. The BLM plan is producing more oil and gas leaks which overall impact more problems to California. I think with enough representatives in the community who care about environmental justice can help the climate from having drastic changes.