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The latest original material from Tommy and related authors on current issues and the environment, including cited news content.

Marking the 25th Anniversary of the Roadless Rule

January 12, 2026

Last September marked the close of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) public comment period to submit remarks in opposition to the proposed rescinding of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, […]

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Stop the Passage of Senator Mike Lee’s Wilderness Destroying Bill

November 22, 2025

Passage of S 2967 will, in no uncertain terms, mark the end of conservation as we know it in the United States. Not long after Utah anti-Wilderness Senator Mike Lee’s […]

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No Better Tool to Combat Climate Change Than Old-Growth Forests

June 14, 2023

This piece by Alex Craven originally appeared in the Northwest Passages community forum series in the June 10, 2023, edition of the Spokane Spokesman-Review. By Alex Craven When envisioning Washington’s […]

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