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conservation

[kon-ser-vey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃən /


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Lamar McGlothurn’s family will receive some $16 million from insurers for the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority, according to a settlement reviewed by The Times and reporting by the Pasadena Star-News.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

County Public Works has already begun working with Neighbors Helping Neighbors and the Conservation Corps to remove brush and vegetation from private properties, according to Kerjon Lee, a spokesperson for the department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Barclay, chairman of the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign, said the independent Climate Change Committee and the Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee had recommended against airport expansion, adding: "The expansion decision ignores that advice."

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

It is part of the Ocean Conservation Trust's Blue Meadows programme across the south coast to protect seagrass ecosystems.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Third is the Law of Conservation, which says ‘energy cannot be destroyed nor created.’

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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