The U.S. Forest Service has been eliminated. With the stroke of a pen.

"You cannot move a thirty-year watershed study. You cannot relocate a decades-long old-growth monitoring program. You cannot box up a forest and ship it to Colorado. When these facilities close, the experiments die."

https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-orders

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

More Than Just Parks

@ColesStreetPothole

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Fossil fuel billionaires pay for policies that ignore the obvious results of their ecocide.

The year-round wildfire seasons in Colorado & California, just ignore that.

Nevermind about your burning homes & unbreathable air."

The Epstein Class can be pretty obtuse but even they will notice that their homes are threatened by fossil fuel climate change & wildfires.

Los Angeles -- $132 billion in losses

https://www.ohio.edu/news/2026/02/economics-disaster-residents-struggle-rebuild-over-year-after-la-fires

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The economics of a disaster: Residents struggle to rebuild over a year after LA fires

Ohio University Professor and economic expert Roberto Duncan, Ph.D., discusses the Los Angeles region’s post-fire rebuild and the several economic factors that have likely contributed to its delays.

OHIO Today

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/weather/california-heat-fire-season-snowpack.html

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article315262475.html

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-28/new-report-estimates-damage-from-los-angeles-wildfires

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/los-angeles-palisades-eaton-insurance-20775841.php

Colorado -- drought & water shortages
https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/with-colorados-warmest-winter-on-record-experts-weigh-in-on-summer-wildfire-and-water-supply-concerns

https://www.denver7.com/news/wildfire/it-has-cost-taxpayers-more-than-40-million-to-fight-colorado-wildfires-this-year

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/08/29/colorado-wildfires-season-2025/

New York

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jplmvlj02o

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/climate/2025-extreme-weather.html

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-northeast-is-becoming-fire-country

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/millions-are-air-quality-alerts-wildfire-smoke-blankets-large-swaths-u-rcna222892

Hawaii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hawaii_wildfires

https://www.nbcnews.com/maui-wildfires

https://blogs.manchester.ac.uk/hcri/2024/05/13/the-maui-fires-an-unnatural-disaster/

Florida
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/weather/2026/02/16/florida-wildfires-smoke-drought-burn-bans/88699408007/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/weather/2026/02/26/florida-fire-grows-unchecked-as-drought-worsens-and-ecosystems-suffer/88876667007/

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2026/03/27/extreme-drought-fire-risk-closes-in-on-brevard/89329544007/

What Does the California Heat Mean for Fire Season?

The state is warming up and drying out earlier than usual. Here’s what that means for fire season.

The New York Times

@Npars01 @ColesStreetPothole

They can watch the fires from the safety of their luxury yachts, or they can just fk off to one of their many other houses.

Drone Industry Faces Same Private Equity Trap Now Squeezing Volunteer Fire Departments

We have been reporting on how private equity and venture capital are reshaping the drone industry for years. Today, The New York Times published an

DroneXL.co