A few great pieces I've edited recently that I want to highlight! A water-hungry national lab in the Southwest:
www.hcn.org/articles/nuk...
and the militarization of an iconic thru-hiking trail:
www.hcn.org/articles/the...
Now go read Alicia Inez Guzmán :)
Lawyers representing Yellowstone National Park are trying to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that park employee housing gave a child lead poisoning.
“The biggest regret of our lives was living in that house,” Emily Aiuppa told @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social .
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
"Not preparing for wildfire smoke is a policy choice." Tremendous reporting by @zteirstein.bsky.social grist.org/health/wildf...
This is what happens when you throw away your bear spray 😬https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/exploding-bear-spray-yellowstone-22244713.php
🌲 @sfgate.com national parks news update 🌲
This week, I wrote about Bergum being in the hot seat over D.C. vanity upgrades while slashing the NPS budget: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
And why Canada's national parks are free to all while the US raises prices: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
This week's bear beat was handled by @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social 🐻
Do you throw away your bear spray? Sometimes those canisters explode: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
And what you need to know about recent bear attacks in Yellowstone and Glacier: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Los Alamos National Laboratory plans to use over a million gallons of water per day for A.I. and nuclear weapons research and production.
"Playing political games with disaster relief" www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
According to this story, held-up projects include:
-deploying nonprofit youth programs to clear trails
-sending groups to prevent washouts in parks during persistent rain
-surveying wildlife
-prescribed burns and fuels reduction ahead of wildfire season www.notus.org/climate-envi...
Breaking news from Glacier: another bear attack on a trail that re-opened yesterday following bear activity. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
I'd love to get my hands on volume 12 of @atmosmag.bsky.social, the "Pollinate" issue. But it's all sold out online! Does anyone I know have a spare copy? shop.atmos.earth
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A sign-off process at the Interior Department is threatening everything from trail maintenance to wildfire season prep.
www.notus.org
www.washingtonpost.com
FEMA slowed grants intended to help states such as California and Colorado prepare for and prevent wildfires, a Washington Post analysis shows.
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