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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)“Colorado environmental advocates who had fought for roadless areas and defended the rule against past threats said the change threatens to promote ‘large-scale mining, oil and gas drilling’ as well as widespread logging in areas that should stay set aside for wilderness and backcountry experiences. The Forest Service oversees nearly 15 million acres of Colorado forest and grasslands.” 🤬<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForestService</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RoadlessRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoadlessRule</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wilderness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Colorado</a> <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/roadless-rule-reversal-colorado-federal-lands/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/roadless-rule-reversal-colorado-federal-lands/</a>

notesHundreds protest in Flagstaff after mass firings of federal forest workers <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForestService</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/JpWGe1ZxJuQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/JpWGe1ZxJuQ</a> > Some northern Arizona residents say they’re worried that the mass federal layoffs will hurt the tourism industry.

A Guy Named Brian (he/him)“For people on the ground in mountain communities, small towns and rural areas, the cuts were nothing short of devastating. They came with no explanation, warning or discernment, and the impact on public land and wildlife, observers say, will be felt for years.”<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGECoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOGECoup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MuskCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MuskCoup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpRegime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturalResources</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalParkService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalParkService</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForestService</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallTowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallTowns</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RuralCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RuralCommunities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalJobs</a> <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/presidents-day-firings-federal-workers-interior-fish-wildlife-service-rural-national-parks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/presidents-day-firings-federal-workers-interior-fish-wildlife-service-rural-national-parks/</a>

DoomsdaysCWJust like with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFAS</a>-laden <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirefightingFoam</a>, less <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxic</a> alternatives are out there, but expense is often cited as a roadblock. TBH, things that benefit the environment and society shouldn't cost more than the toxic originals -- and toxic chemicals should be replaced! Period! Make <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigChemical</a> pay! (Since they probably knew about the hazards but hid them from the public. As usual with Big anything these days...!)A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PinkPowder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PinkPowder</a> is being used to fight <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaliforniaFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CaliforniaFires</a>. It's getting everywhereby Nadine Yousif, January 13, 2025"Its use has been controversial in the past over its potential effects on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a>."A lawsuit filed in 2022 by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForestServiceEmployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForestServiceEmployees</a> for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalEthics</a>, an organisation made up of current and former employees of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForestService</a>, accused the federal agency of violating the country's clean water laws by dumping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemical</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireRetardant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FireRetardant</a> from planes onto forests."It argued that the chemical kills fish and is not effective."The following year, a US District judge agreed with the employees, but in her ruling allowed the Forest Service to continue using the retardant as it seeks a permit to do so from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."The case drew the attention of communities devastated by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> in the past, including the town of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ParadiseCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParadiseCalifornia</a>, which was destroyed by fire in 2018."Its then-mayor, Greg Bolin, hailed the judge's ruling, saying it ensures communities 'have a fighting chance' in the face of fires."The Forest Service told NPR that this year, it phased out the use of one type of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhosChek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhosChek</a> formula - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhosChekLC95" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhosChekLC95</a> - in favour of another - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MVPFx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MVPFx</a> - saying that the latter is less toxic to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>."The Forest Service also has a mandatory ban in place on dropping fire retardant in sensitive environmental areas, like waterways and habitats of endangered species. There are exceptions to the ban, however, in cases 'when human life or public safety are threatened.'"Read more: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93lqng957jo?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93lqng957jo?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireRetardant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FireRetardant</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FishKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfires</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefighting</a>

ProPublica<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfire</a> It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Judge</a> Will Likely Rule It Must.Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims sued the agency because it will compensate them only for losses that come with a price tag. Victims say the law allows them to be paid for the stress of fleeing the blaze and the toll of losing their possessions.<a href="https://propub.li/3UelrPK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://propub.li/3UelrPK</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewMexico</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USForestService</a>

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