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The latest original material from Tommy and related authors on current issues and the environment, including cited news content.
In October, anti-Wilderness Senator Mike Lee of Utah — the GOP senator whose recent scheme to enact a massive sell-off of federal public lands was pushed back by a coalition […]
Read MoreSubmit your Roadless Rule comment HERE if you haven’t already done so. These are the remarks I submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the parent agency of the U.S. […]
Read MoreWhile much of the radicalization of young white men into hateful, far-right spaces continues to occur predominantly online and in video game cultures, many of the modern right’s perceived issues […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Forest Service’s obligations to transparency and environmental sustainability were gutted in a rule change earlier this month. Speak out against these terrible changes by Aug. 4th. By Bryn […]
Read MoreMany of you may be familiar with Laura Castañeda, who until last month served as the deputy editor of the opinion section at the San Diego Union-Tribune. I had some […]
Read MoreBy Suzanne Cable The U.S. Forest Service is headed for obsolescence due to recent personnel reductions, proposed budget cuts, and re-organization plans, as the agency’s ability to meet its legislatively-mandated […]
Read MoreSubmit your comments by 9 p.m. Pacific time, i.e. 12 midnight Eastern time. Here are the remarks I submitted today. Feel free to copy and paste these for your own. […]
Read MoreThis piece originally appeared on the John Muir Project Substack on May 28, 2025. By Bekah Mamola-Hill and the team at the John Muir Project Your voice, through a simple letter […]
Read MoreGood grief Republicans, what is your problem with food stamps, of all things? People actually need them from time to time. Known today as SNAP, an acronym for Supplemental Nutrition […]
Read MoreThis piece originally appeared in the May 11, 2025, issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. By Richard McCann Late last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that […]
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