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VGuerra276

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August 29, 2025

Part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is getting a border wall.

National Wildlife Refuges were previously exempt from the waivers of laws intended to protect the public. Those exemptions no longer exist under this adminstration.

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-waives-dozens-of-laws-to-bulldoze-border-wall-through-texas-national-wildlife-refuge-2025-08-25/

September 10, 2024

Lawrence

Lawrence is kicking NYT's ass.

May 20, 2024

The Border Wall's Devastating Effect on the Environment

"Vanderplank was among several botanists and citizen scientists participating in the Border Bioblitz near the Mexican community of Jacumé, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Tijuana.

Roughly 1,000 volunteers armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are documenting as many species as possible along the U.S.-Mexico border in May. Uploading photos to the app helps identify plants and animals, and records the coordinates of the location.

The hope is the information could lead to more protections for the region’s natural richness, which is overshadowed by news of drug trafficking and migrant smuggling."

https://apnews.com/article/border-native-plants-biodiversity-un-wall-mexico-98f9aa8e737f697f8443470aeab53db9

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