Ted Zukoski
@tedzukoski.bsky.social
Lawyer working to protect public lands & the climate in the US Southwest. Would-be backpacker. Birder. "World's Okayest Dad" (says 1 of my kids). Personal (not professional) account.
A scarily warm day for mid-February in Boulder County, CO, but a good day for birding at Lagerman Reservoir to see some old friends. #birds
February 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
A scarily warm day for mid-February in Boulder County, CO, but a good day for birding at Lagerman Reservoir to see some old friends. #birds
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Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal
For the first time, the Bureau of Reclamation’s most probable forecast shows that Lake Powell could fall below 3,490 feet in elevation in December of this year.
#drought
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
For the first time, the Bureau of Reclamation’s most probable forecast shows that Lake Powell could fall below 3,490 feet in elevation in December of this year.
#drought
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal
As Colorado River states missed yet another deadline to strike a drought deal, a new forecast showed a grim outlook for the river’s major reservoirs.
www.sltrib.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal
For the first time, the Bureau of Reclamation’s most probable forecast shows that Lake Powell could fall below 3,490 feet in elevation in December of this year.
#drought
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
For the first time, the Bureau of Reclamation’s most probable forecast shows that Lake Powell could fall below 3,490 feet in elevation in December of this year.
#drought
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
Ignorance Is Strength, continued.
"A sign in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park connecting one of the region’s early explorers to a massacre of Native Americans has been removed, according to reporting by the Jackson Hole News&Guide."
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
"A sign in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park connecting one of the region’s early explorers to a massacre of Native Americans has been removed, according to reporting by the Jackson Hole News&Guide."
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
'Tremendous insult': Trump admin erases history at Grand Teton National Park
Other historical revisions are planned for national parks across the country.
www.sfgate.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ignorance Is Strength, continued.
"A sign in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park connecting one of the region’s early explorers to a massacre of Native Americans has been removed, according to reporting by the Jackson Hole News&Guide."
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
"A sign in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park connecting one of the region’s early explorers to a massacre of Native Americans has been removed, according to reporting by the Jackson Hole News&Guide."
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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All of the reasons #Colorado’s horrible #snowpack is so problematic -- Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News) coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/13/a...
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
All of the reasons #Colorado’s horrible #snowpack is so problematic -- Shannon Mullane (Fresh Water News) coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/13/a...
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California just granted state Endangered Species Act protections to six mountain lion populations: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
More than 1,400 California mountain lions get endangered species protections
California wildlife officials on Thursday voted to list six small, isolated mountain lion populations as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act.
www.latimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
California just granted state Endangered Species Act protections to six mountain lion populations: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
Hidden in Trump's give-aways to cattle ranchers, the USDA will "Review & limit agency practices regarding entering private property without a warrant or proper notice."
Finally, this administration cares about the abuse of warrantless searches ... for certain people.
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
Finally, this administration cares about the abuse of warrantless searches ... for certain people.
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.usda.gov
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Hidden in Trump's give-aways to cattle ranchers, the USDA will "Review & limit agency practices regarding entering private property without a warrant or proper notice."
Finally, this administration cares about the abuse of warrantless searches ... for certain people.
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
Finally, this administration cares about the abuse of warrantless searches ... for certain people.
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
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From me: ‘Plan to keep Navajo coal mine open for 110 years runs into opposition’
Plan to keep Navajo coal mine open for 110 years runs into opposition
Navajo officials want to keep a coal mine open for another 110 years, a plan critics say ignores a nationwide transition away from fossil fuels.
www.azcentral.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 PM
From me: ‘Plan to keep Navajo coal mine open for 110 years runs into opposition’
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Scientists say they haven't since this little snow cover or snow depth in the Western U.S. in decades. Since December 1, there have been 8,500 daily high temperature records broken or tied in the West. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Record snow drought in western U.S. raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades, not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain.
www.latimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Scientists say they haven't since this little snow cover or snow depth in the Western U.S. in decades. Since December 1, there have been 8,500 daily high temperature records broken or tied in the West. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Wonder how they'll deal with Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Denali National Park. Haleakala. Will "Colorado" become "Reddish?" Will "Mesa Verde" become "Green Table?" Or just removed from DOI's website? federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-m...
Interior Dept directs IT shop to ‘scrub’ non-English content from its websites | Federal News Network
A new disclaimer on Interior Department websites states “English is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information.”…
federalnewsnetwork.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Wonder how they'll deal with Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Denali National Park. Haleakala. Will "Colorado" become "Reddish?" Will "Mesa Verde" become "Green Table?" Or just removed from DOI's website? federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-m...
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as always the New York Times frames this catastrophe in a way that downplays the fact this is an extremely unpopular decision being driven entirely by corporate corruption that will avoidably kill untold millions of people
The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward a Supreme Court Climate Showdown
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
as always the New York Times frames this catastrophe in a way that downplays the fact this is an extremely unpopular decision being driven entirely by corporate corruption that will avoidably kill untold millions of people
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January brought more warm conditions across Colorado, and the mountain snowpack is at its lowest levels in decades. Water Year 2026 is off to the warmest start of any water year on record for Colorado, by a large margin.
To read more cheery climate details, here's the link to our January summary!
To read more cheery climate details, here's the link to our January summary!
CO Monthly Climate Summary
climate.colostate.edu
February 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
January brought more warm conditions across Colorado, and the mountain snowpack is at its lowest levels in decades. Water Year 2026 is off to the warmest start of any water year on record for Colorado, by a large margin.
To read more cheery climate details, here's the link to our January summary!
To read more cheery climate details, here's the link to our January summary!
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Big Ag is continuing to get away with polluting Coloradans' water supplies. That needs to change.
Colorado officials are failing to require legally mandated water quality monitoring near concentrated animal feeding operations, allowing widespread water contamination, allege @foodandwater.bsky.social and @biologicaldiversity.org.
www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/colo...
www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/colo...
Conservation groups file appeal challenging Colorado CAFO water permits
Colorado officials are failing to require legally mandated water quality monitoring near concentrated animal feeding operations, allowing for widespread water contamination with animal waste, conserva...
www.thenewlede.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Big Ag is continuing to get away with polluting Coloradans' water supplies. That needs to change.
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"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."
Feds zip-tied a 14-year-old girl during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."
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Just in case it wasn't obvious that Trump's energy policies make no sense, except for his cronies:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda
US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Just in case it wasn't obvious that Trump's energy policies make no sense, except for his cronies:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Aridification. Drought. Climate warming. It's happening here, now.
Wyoming water officials issued a call along the North Platte River ordering those with "junior" rights to stop diversions, with little snow and water relief in the forecast. - @WyoFile #ClimateCrisis wyofile.com?p=122391&pre...
Drought-triggered restriction on North Platte River squeezes spigots for Wyoming towns - WyoFile
Though full extent of the water pinch is unknown, the state is asking municipalities to assess potential water service shortfalls.
wyofile.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Aridification. Drought. Climate warming. It's happening here, now.
A great deep dive on how the fossil fuel shills did it.
We also need more stories about the stakes. Like the trillions in costs & hundreds of thousands of deaths these ghouls and their policies will cause. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
We also need more stories about the stakes. Like the trillions in costs & hundreds of thousands of deaths these ghouls and their policies will cause. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
A great deep dive on how the fossil fuel shills did it.
We also need more stories about the stakes. Like the trillions in costs & hundreds of thousands of deaths these ghouls and their policies will cause. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
We also need more stories about the stakes. Like the trillions in costs & hundreds of thousands of deaths these ghouls and their policies will cause. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
“Snowpack conditions are very poor across almost the entire area due to a combination of low winter precipitation amounts and the much warmer than normal temperatures,” Brenda Alcorn, a forecaster at the center said on Friday. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene... It's 68 F in Denver today.
E&E News: Latest forecast shows dramatic drop in Colorado River flows
With water levels at the West’s biggest dams set to plummet, the Trump administration will have to make tough political choices.
subscriber.politicopro.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“Snowpack conditions are very poor across almost the entire area due to a combination of low winter precipitation amounts and the much warmer than normal temperatures,” Brenda Alcorn, a forecaster at the center said on Friday. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene... It's 68 F in Denver today.
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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“The Florida Panhandle has seen more snowfall than Salt Lake City this year,” said Jon Meyer, assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center.
Western ski resorts and their terrible, horrible, no snow, very bad year
“The Florida Panhandle has seen more snowfall than Salt Lake City this year,” said Jon Meyer, assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center.
www.sltrib.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“The Florida Panhandle has seen more snowfall than Salt Lake City this year,” said Jon Meyer, assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center.
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The Economist reports on climate data being deleted, discontinued, defunded: www.economist.com/science-and-...
The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data
American citizens are left vulnerable
www.economist.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Economist reports on climate data being deleted, discontinued, defunded: www.economist.com/science-and-...
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A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
The Trump administration has OKed bulldozing a road through crucial wildlife and migratory bird habitat in an Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Help @biologicaldiversity.org fight this destructive plan. #birds www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B_Z...
Help us defend Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
YouTube video by Center for Biological Diversity
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The Trump administration has OKed bulldozing a road through crucial wildlife and migratory bird habitat in an Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Help @biologicaldiversity.org fight this destructive plan. #birds www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B_Z...