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Today the Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland including a Native American sacred site, to Resolution Copper a mining company owned by Rio Tinto and BHP. The land holds deep spiritual significance for the Western Apache tribe.
May 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Today the Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland including a Native American sacred site, to Resolution Copper a mining company owned by Rio Tinto and BHP. The land holds deep spiritual significance for the Western Apache tribe.
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Anyone collating a book of his gaffs? Will be a bestseller!
May 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Anyone collating a book of his gaffs? Will be a bestseller!
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it’s not over yet call your rep and Senators. urge them to maintain funding for USGS Ecosystems Mission Area."Without the U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area, we will lose the backbone of environmental and ecological monitoring in United States.Bird banding hunting and fishing info etc
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Trump’s budget wipes out $307M for bee and plant tracking—leaving 4,000+ native bee species unmonitored. That’s not just pollinator loss. That’s ecosystem collapse in the making.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Trump’s budget wipes out $307M for bee and plant tracking—leaving 4,000+ native bee species unmonitored. That’s not just pollinator loss. That’s ecosystem collapse in the making.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it’s not over yet call your rep and Senators. urge them to maintain funding for USGS Ecosystems Mission Area."Without the U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area, we will lose the backbone of environmental and ecological monitoring in United States.Bird banding hunting and fishing info etc
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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
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This story paints a dire picture for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
“The nation’s 573 national wildlife refuges are at risk and not a single refuge has the resources it requires, according to a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inventory.”
wyofile.com/report-wildl...
“The nation’s 573 national wildlife refuges are at risk and not a single refuge has the resources it requires, according to a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inventory.”
wyofile.com/report-wildl...
Report: Wildlife Refuge System 'at risk' with no units fully resourced amid DOGE uncertainty - WyoFile
Federal trove of wildlife habitat that includes seven Wyoming units is in shambles, the department’s chief says.
wyofile.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This story paints a dire picture for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
“The nation’s 573 national wildlife refuges are at risk and not a single refuge has the resources it requires, according to a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inventory.”
wyofile.com/report-wildl...
“The nation’s 573 national wildlife refuges are at risk and not a single refuge has the resources it requires, according to a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inventory.”
wyofile.com/report-wildl...
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Republicans want to restrict access to the ballot and eliminate online and mail-in voter registration. Tell your senators to reject the GOP’s voter suppression bill (especially if your senator is listed here):
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
Tell Your Senator(s) to Vote NO on the Silencing Americans Act
Republicans are once again pushing what we’re calling the “Silencing Americans Act”, a dangerous bill that would create unnecessary obstacles for millions of eligible Americans trying to register to v...
act.indivisible.org
April 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Republicans want to restrict access to the ballot and eliminate online and mail-in voter registration. Tell your senators to reject the GOP’s voter suppression bill (especially if your senator is listed here):
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
Hey, taxpayers! Just so you know, the loss of approx 1,000 employees due to harassment and denigration since January at the USGS alone adds up to about 20,000 *years* of experience and expertise that YOU paid for and that YOU benefited (past tense) from. How’s that for waste?
April 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hey, taxpayers! Just so you know, the loss of approx 1,000 employees due to harassment and denigration since January at the USGS alone adds up to about 20,000 *years* of experience and expertise that YOU paid for and that YOU benefited (past tense) from. How’s that for waste?
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Thursday tips for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Employees:
1) as hard as it is, show up today and tomorrow to honor those leaving due to Fork 2.0. Be present.
2) focus on one conservation and/or regular work activity that brings you joy.
3) give yourself and others space not to be at their best.
1) as hard as it is, show up today and tomorrow to honor those leaving due to Fork 2.0. Be present.
2) focus on one conservation and/or regular work activity that brings you joy.
3) give yourself and others space not to be at their best.
April 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thursday tips for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Employees:
1) as hard as it is, show up today and tomorrow to honor those leaving due to Fork 2.0. Be present.
2) focus on one conservation and/or regular work activity that brings you joy.
3) give yourself and others space not to be at their best.
1) as hard as it is, show up today and tomorrow to honor those leaving due to Fork 2.0. Be present.
2) focus on one conservation and/or regular work activity that brings you joy.
3) give yourself and others space not to be at their best.
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This is BLM not FWS, but it seems likely to be coming to our way.
Endangered species protections are being glossed over. “These lands serve as habitat for 23 federally endangered species..”
This is not good for anyone. This is not efficient.
Illegal crossings in these areas are at historic lows.
Endangered species protections are being glossed over. “These lands serve as habitat for 23 federally endangered species..”
This is not good for anyone. This is not efficient.
Illegal crossings in these areas are at historic lows.
Secretary of the Interior Transfers Federal Lands Along New Mexico Border to the Army to Protect Resources | U.S. Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum traveled to New Mexico today to announce the emergency withdrawal and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over approximately 109,651 acres of federal land alo...
www.doi.gov
April 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is BLM not FWS, but it seems likely to be coming to our way.
Endangered species protections are being glossed over. “These lands serve as habitat for 23 federally endangered species..”
This is not good for anyone. This is not efficient.
Illegal crossings in these areas are at historic lows.
Endangered species protections are being glossed over. “These lands serve as habitat for 23 federally endangered species..”
This is not good for anyone. This is not efficient.
Illegal crossings in these areas are at historic lows.
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
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The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
www.npr.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
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So long, space travel. The White House plans to terminate billions of dollars’ worth of ongoing and future National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions, effectively cutting the world-renowned scientific agency in half.
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-...
Trump Admin to Slice NASA in Half and Cancel New Telescopes
The White House further plans to cancel upcoming plans for new telescopes to study the cosmos.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
So long, space travel. The White House plans to terminate billions of dollars’ worth of ongoing and future National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions, effectively cutting the world-renowned scientific agency in half.
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-...
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Right, because Grandma is on X.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Right, because Grandma is on X.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
This is corruption, plain and simple.
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NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
propub.li
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Bureau of Land Management seems to no longer have a land ethic.
No more Environmental Impact Statements across 3.5 million acres of public lands across Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. www.blm.gov/press-releas...
Interior will no longer pursue lengthy analysis for oil and gas leasing decisions in seven states | Bureau of Land Management
The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,224 oil and gas leases in seven Western states.
www.blm.gov
April 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Bureau of Land Management seems to no longer have a land ethic.
In Denver today.
April 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
In Denver today.
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Trump just announced tariffs so wide-reaching, they now cover a sub-Antarctic island group populated mostly by penguins and a Norwegian Arctic archipelago best known for its polar bears.
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Trump just announced tariffs so wide-reaching, they now cover a sub-Antarctic island group populated mostly by penguins and a Norwegian Arctic archipelago best known for its polar bears.
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Absolute trash.
Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”
April 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Absolute trash.
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.