2024 LightHawk In the News
December 2024
- In the Dry Colorado River Delta, the Future of These Green Oases Hangs in the Balance
- Condor Chauffeur: What a conservation pilot sees.
- In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water
- Climate Everglades Restoration Efforts
November 2024
- Weathered: Water Whiplash
- Holding out hope on the drying Rio Grande
- Santa Fe New Mexican: An ‘otter’ success for New Mexico restoration project
- Taos News: An ‘otter’ success for New Mexico restoration project
- New community district aims to bring more density to area around Washington Ave. downtown
October 2024
- Water wars in the western U.S. could spread to the Midwest, Great Plains
- Wildfire Funders Connect in CO
- The View from Above: What Oregon’s Mega-Dairies Don’t Want You to See
- Big rains are worsening nutrient pollution in rivers. Experts say solutions start on farms
- Forest Tug-Of-War: Everyone wants in on the debate
- Conservation Air Force to patrol Clearwater
- Missouri and the Midwest are gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change
- Holding Out Hope On the Drying Rio Grande
- Florida Everglades restoration is progressing, but scientists say it needs improvement
September 2024
- Midwest is gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change
- Missouri and the Midwest are gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change
- The Midwest and Great Plains are gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change
- States own lands on reservations. To use them, tribes have to pay
August 2024
- Flying over Sears Island puts the offshore wind debate in context
- LightHawk Flies Us Again to Aid Coastal Conservation
- What will a new push for nuclear energy look like in Missouri and Illinois?
- Turning point: A flight over the Florida Everglades reveals scars and hope
- On The Ground With Groups Creating Wildlife Corridors
- Enviros: Erosion from SunZia powerline construction damaging watershed
July 2024
- Flying with LightHawk: A Welcome New Perspective on the Colorado River
- First LightHawk Mission: High Tides on the Bay
- Planting of streamside forests picked up in 2023 but loss might outpace gain
- Could the Mississippi River benefit from Chesapeake Bay’s strategy to improve water quality?
- Tens of thousands ‘overwhelmingly support’ using Indigenous knowledge to manage Bears Ears
- As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
- Tens of thousands ‘overwhelmingly support’ using Indigenous knowledge to manage Bears Ears
- Turning point: A flight over the Florida Everglades reveals scars and hope
June 2024
- Endangered Mexican Wolf Pups Born at Brookfield Zoo and Introduced to Wild Packs (msn.com)
- Lighthawk Flight Aids Efforts to Preserve Oregon’s Beaches | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition
- Volunteers Take Flight for Oregon Beaches (surfrider.org)
- RAW VIDEO: Cute Mexican Wolf Pups Bring New Hope For Endangered Species | Entertainment | crowrivermedia.com
- ‘Precision ag’ promised a farming revolution. It’s coming, just slowly
- New book explores the Mississippi River’s rich history | STLPR
- Oregon cub brought to Cincinnati Zoo to be raised by cheetah mom
- Cheetah Cub from Wildlife Safari to be fostered at Cincinnati Zoo
- Farm to Trouble: As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
- Potential Relief for the Colorado River’s Near Future
- As conservation in agriculture lags, so does the progress in slashing the Gulf’s ‘dead zone’ | Iowa Public Radio
- Could the Mississippi River benefit from Chesapeake Bay’s strategy to improve water quality?
May 2024
- Colorado Becomes First State to Restore Wetlands Protections (bloomberglaw.com)
- Volunteers Take Flight for Oregon Beaches (surfrider.org)
April 2024
- Oil Drilling Has Endured in the Everglades for Decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe Has a Plan to Stop It – Inside Climate News
- Five sites that showcase importance of Mississippi River (myjournalcourier.com)
- Shell charged with covering up Pennsylvania pipeline spills – E&E News by POLITICO (eenews.net)
March 2024
- Aspen Journalism: Lower basin calls for upper basin cuts; upper basin says ‘no way’ | AspenTimes.com
- Lower basin calls for upper basin cuts; upper basin says ‘no way’ | Western Colorado | gjsentinel.com
- Mississippi River delegation lobbies for conservation funding in Washington – Investigate Midwest
- Watch CBS Saturday Morning: The work to restore Florida’s Everglades – Full show on CBS
February 2024
January 2024
- Five national park sites that showcase the natural and historic importance of the Mississippi River | MinnPost
- Colorado River: A water crisis from headwaters to delta in the West (denverpost.com
- **https://www.hcn.org/issues/56.1/climate-change-defending-the-tijuana-estuary**
- Five sites that showcase importance of Mississippi River (myjournalcourier.com)
- Colorado weather: Heavy snow, Arctic cold likely across state (denverpost.com)
- How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement, emerging threats – Investigate Midwest
- Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona – WHEC.com
- Wind Energy SunZia Lawsuit | State and Regional | santamariatimes.com
- Tribes sue to stop work on SunZia power line east of Tucson
- Wildlife officials release 5 wolves from Oregon into Colorado as reintroduction begins (rmpbs.org)
- Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona – WHEC.com
- Wind Energy SunZia Lawsuit | State and Regional | santamariatimes.com
- Tribes sue to stop work on SunZia power line east of Tucson
- Wildlife officials release 5 wolves from Oregon into Colorado as reintroduction begins (rmpbs.org)