It started as a post about endangered species and water policy.

Then it became an essay.
Then a short story.
Now it seems to be becoming something stranger: a parallel field guide to two ecosystems.

One sustains life.
The other requires it.

I’ve started naming the creatures in the second one.

https://lawrencenault.substack.com/p/a-parallel-field-guide-to-the-second

#Ecology #Capitalism #EnvironmentalJustice #SystemsThinking #Substack

I wrote this as Ontario gutted its endangered species protection and Alberta plans to reroute water to support data centres and O&G. I think it hits even harder as the U.S. exempts O&G from endangered species protection in the Gulf of Mexico
https://lawrencenault.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-ecosystems

#ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalJustice #Biodiversity #EndangeredSpecies #Extractivism

#JuniperRidge Landfill can expand, state says again after judge orders reconsideration

by Marie Weidmayer, March 23, 2026

Excerpt: "The Juniper Ridge Landfill can expand, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection decided for a second time — but a judge must sign off first.

"A new public benefit determination allows the #OldTown landfill to expand, the #ConservationLawFoundation said Monday. The foundation and #PenobscotNation sued the #MaineDEP in November 2024 over the proposed expansion.

"The department had to reconsider allowing the expansion after a judge ruled in January that the Maine DEP did not complete 'critical' fact finding during the public benefit determination. The Maine DEP decided Oct. 2, 2024, there is a public benefit to the expansion and expanding the landfill is not inconsistent with #EnvironmentalJustice.

"Penobscot County Superior Court Judge Bruce Mallonee will reconsider the application because the case is still pending, Maine DEP spokesperson David Madore said. The department can resume processing the expansion application and will have a public hearing, he said.

" 'This decision does not reflect the lived reality of our people,' Penobscot Nation Chief #KirkFrancis said. “Our voices and our knowledge of this place must be meaningfully considered when those in power make decisions that will impact our land and community.'

"The lawsuit is still pending in Penobscot County Superior Court. The foundation and Penobscot Nation are determining next steps."

Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/03/23/penobscot/penobscot-police-courts/landfill-expansion-juniper-ridge/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/8dI8S

#MainePol #CasellaWasteSystems #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #PFAS #MaineFirstNations #Pollution #ForeverChemicals