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The latest original material from Tommy and related authors on current issues and the environment, including cited news content.
Submit 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. […]
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While 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 […]
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This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Aug. 20, 2025. By Kurtis Alexander The Trump administration recently identified a goal of increasing timber production on federal forests […]
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The 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 […]
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Many 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 […]
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By 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 […]
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This 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 […]
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Good 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 […]
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This 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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Dear Mr. Zwickel, A friend and fellow outdoorsman shared your April 19th Seattle Times piece about your wonderful friend Edison on their social media over the weekend, and I wanted […]
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