Rich Norling
@richnorling.bsky.social
Officially retired but still activist. Volunteer Political Chair for Maryland Sierra Club. Classical music, cats, fantasy football, and enjoying nature.
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EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
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No surprise, the Trump GSA is making it harder for public interest groups to submit comments as they gut regulations that protect consumers and the environment. Lawsuit anyone??
@mjgault.bsky.social notes that the Trump administration is making it harder for the public and consumer activists to provide feedback on government regulatory and policy changes.
The Government Just Made it Harder for The Public to Comment on Regulations
A critical piece of tech infrastructure that lets people talk to the government has been disabled.
www.404media.co
August 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
No surprise, the Trump GSA is making it harder for public interest groups to submit comments as they gut regulations that protect consumers and the environment. Lawsuit anyone??
Right now the Senate vote to proceed to consideration of the Bug Ugly Bill is stalled at 45 yeas and 50 nays. There must be a lot of serious pressure on the 5 senators who haven’t voted yet.
June 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Right now the Senate vote to proceed to consideration of the Bug Ugly Bill is stalled at 45 yeas and 50 nays. There must be a lot of serious pressure on the 5 senators who haven’t voted yet.
NOAA provides important services like tornado and hurricane warnings. People will die if NIAA’s services are destroyed.
March 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
NOAA provides important services like tornado and hurricane warnings. People will die if NIAA’s services are destroyed.
If Chuck Schumer votes for closure on the House-passed CR, against the will of a majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus, maybe it’s time for Senate Democrats to choose a new leader.
March 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If Chuck Schumer votes for closure on the House-passed CR, against the will of a majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus, maybe it’s time for Senate Democrats to choose a new leader.
Running for office is a strong form of public service.
Federal workers are:
💪 Hard workers.
🛠️ Problem solvers.
🏡 Dedicated to their community.
They're ideal candidates for public office, and we highly recommend this intro call as a first step toward running!
💪 Hard workers.
🛠️ Problem solvers.
🏡 Dedicated to their community.
They're ideal candidates for public office, and we highly recommend this intro call as a first step toward running!
Were you a federal govt worker laid off by Trump & Elon? Know someone who was? Want to run for office to fight back & hold them accountable? Our next intro call is for you: From public service to public office. Spread this far & wide. www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Running for office is a strong form of public service.
It’s time for Maryland to allow Montgomery County to choose ranked choice voting for county offices. There will be no cost to the state. The time to act is now!
ACTION ALERT:
Support HB1094
Contact the House Ways & Means Committee and urge them to support HB 1094, which allows Montgomery County to use ranked choice voting for local county elections.
Take Action: www.rcvmd.org/wm-hb1094
#RankedChoiceVoting
Support HB1094
Contact the House Ways & Means Committee and urge them to support HB 1094, which allows Montgomery County to use ranked choice voting for local county elections.
Take Action: www.rcvmd.org/wm-hb1094
#RankedChoiceVoting
March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It’s time for Maryland to allow Montgomery County to choose ranked choice voting for county offices. There will be no cost to the state. The time to act is now!
If you haven’t heard about a large river catching on fire lately, that’s because Congress passed the Clean Water Act and the people who work at EPA implemented it (by the way, EPA was created by Republican President Richard Nixon)
Your regular reminder that the US air & water pollution laws passed in the 60s & 70s -- and the elaborate federal bureaucracy created to administer them -- constitute one of the most successful gov't interventions in history. WILDLY successful. The envy of the world.
February 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If you haven’t heard about a large river catching on fire lately, that’s because Congress passed the Clean Water Act and the people who work at EPA implemented it (by the way, EPA was created by Republican President Richard Nixon)
Help is available for former federal employees who live in Maryland
Gov. Moore posts job help for Maryland’s federal workers
Gov. Moore posts job help for Maryland’s federal workers
The digital hub lists legal resources, job hunting support, ways to get financial help and reminds job seekers that the State of Maryland is hiring.
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February 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Help is available for former federal employees who live in Maryland
Musk and Trump are damaging Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. They need to stop or to be stopped from doing that.
Trump pauses, cuts and layoffs already having serious impact on Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. And after you read this article, please consider clicking the Donate button to help keep insightful, trustworthy & nonpartisan news from Bay Journal coming.
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Nonprofits, states scramble as Trump administration pauses funding for many Chesapeake restoration programs
Efforts in recent years to accelerate the Chesapeake Bay restoration have run into a wall of Trump administration executive orders that halted payments for huge swaths of Bay-related work, raising
www.bayjournal.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Musk and Trump are damaging Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. They need to stop or to be stopped from doing that.
Federal lawyers, if you can't stay where you are, the Maryland Attorney General's Office is hiring!
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Employ...
I have no special connection, just trying to be helpful and spread the information.
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Employ...
I have no special connection, just trying to be helpful and spread the information.
Maryland Attorney General
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State. The Attorney General's Office has general charge, supervision and direction of the legal business of the State, acting as legal advisors a...
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov
February 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Federal lawyers, if you can't stay where you are, the Maryland Attorney General's Office is hiring!
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Employ...
I have no special connection, just trying to be helpful and spread the information.
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Employ...
I have no special connection, just trying to be helpful and spread the information.
The Musk/Trump new limit on NIH grants will cost Maryland schools that do research at least $326 million
Maryland: In 2024, 4 schools received more than $10 million in grants from the NIH for a total of $1.13 billion. Of that, $699 million went directly to research and $431 went to facilities and administration. The new rate would bring that to $105 million, a loss of $326 million.
February 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The Musk/Trump new limit on NIH grants will cost Maryland schools that do research at least $326 million
Federal computers are the wedge Elon Musk is using to commit a coup.
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Federal computers are the wedge Elon Musk is using to commit a coup.
@behler-dylan.bsky.social welcome to Blue Sky!
February 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@behler-dylan.bsky.social welcome to Blue Sky!
An excellent description and analysis of what’s really going on and some things we can do about it…
Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
An excellent description and analysis of what’s really going on and some things we can do about it…
Is Trump a wuss? Will he be less a man than John Kennedy was?
The temperature at noon on Monday will be 22 degrees which is the same temperature it was in 1961 when Kennedy was inaugurated.
The ceremony was held outside.
The ceremony was held outside.
January 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Is Trump a wuss? Will he be less a man than John Kennedy was?
Important information and considerations for anyone who uses government data sets…
While we archive data to ensure their availability, we also situate data within their political and economic contexts to support good scientific practice and democratic knowledge production for environmental justice.
envirodatagov.org/why-edgi-is-...
envirodatagov.org/why-edgi-is-...
Why EDGI is Archiving Public Environmental Data – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Governments worldwide collect and distribute data relevant to environmental challenges. For instance, the United States (US) federal government collects satellite imagery, climatological and weather r...
envirodatagov.org
January 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Important information and considerations for anyone who uses government data sets…
Here is a nice story about Bald Eagles visiting the White House. news.maryland.gov/dnr/2025/01/...
From the Yellow Farm House to the White House: A Journey of Conservation and Connection
news.maryland.gov
January 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Here is a nice story about Bald Eagles visiting the White House. news.maryland.gov/dnr/2025/01/...
Only a few days left to save copies of public data to make sure the new administration won’t be able to hide or even destroy it. I hope the work is happening!
“The first Trump admin altered or deleted numerous federal web pages containing public-facing climate information, according to monitoring efforts by the nonprofit Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, which tracks changes on federal websites.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again
Federal climate databases remained largely intact during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Scientists say the threats are bigger this time
www.scientificamerican.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Only a few days left to save copies of public data to make sure the new administration won’t be able to hide or even destroy it. I hope the work is happening!
Valuable advice from the expert on messaging. Especially do not “fact check” because that would require restating the lie; just keep saying and repeating the truth.
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Valuable advice from the expert on messaging. Especially do not “fact check” because that would require restating the lie; just keep saying and repeating the truth.
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Coming your way bright and early, it’s the 5th installment in our series of special episodes to gear up for the return of Donald Trump. This one canvasses the possibilities for states to use their own powers to blunt some of Trump’s radical proposals. A great roundtable of 3 former AG’s explains.
December 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Coming your way bright and early, it’s the 5th installment in our series of special episodes to gear up for the return of Donald Trump. This one canvasses the possibilities for states to use their own powers to blunt some of Trump’s radical proposals. A great roundtable of 3 former AG’s explains.
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Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.
Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.
Friends,
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January 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.