kottke.org2d ago
Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service. “…the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a ‘reorganization.’ An execution.” https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution.

Hatch Magazine - Fly Fishing, etc.
Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)2d ago
@kottke This aggregator is kinda overstating things, if you read the article or https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/31/us-forest-service-moving-headquarters-from-dc-to-utah/89411487007/
US Forest Service to relocate headquarters from DC to Utah

The U.S. Forest Service is relocating its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Salt Lake City, Utah, by 2027, the Agriculture Dept. announced.

USA TODAY
Show threadIncognitim

@avirr @kottke
I read the article, and knowing what we know about the trump admin's modus operandi (not to mention the goals of 'conservatives' over the past 50 years), it seems to be stating things rather appropriately.

As opposed to a usa today article that is literally more ad than info, PLEASE be more skeptical of *anything* this administration does, especially in regard to federal institutions that are designed to be primarily for the public good and not for power or profit (in theory).👇

Apr 10 at 8:13amWeb
Show threadIncognitim1d ago
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'The lion’s share of #project2025 public lands plan was authored by William Perry Pendley, a man who does not believe public lands should exist. He served illegally as acting director of BLM under in trump's first term. His vision for the Interior department is to strip it down to the studs—keeping just enough staff to rubber-stamp mining and drilling permits—while letting private companies and ranchers run roughshod over our public lands in perpetuity...👇
Show threadIncognitim1d ago

@avirr @kottke
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...For those who care about public lands: opposing the sale of public lands is not enough—if the trump admin and Heritage Foundation have their way, our public lands will be effectively privatized by the end of Trump’s presidency in 2029.

*This will be achieved through the gutting of federal agencies, the issuance of long-term logging and drilling leases, and the permanent destruction of habitat by the proliferation of clear cuts, well pads, and mines.*'
https://westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from-disavowal-to-delivery-the-trump-administrations-rapid-implementation-of-project-2025-on-public-lands/

From disavowal to delivery: The Trump administration’s rapid implementation of Project 2025 on public lands - Center for Western Priorities

Co-written by Lilly Bock-Brownstein, Rachael Hamby, and Aaron Weiss Introduction Increasing fossil fuel production on public lands. Gutting federal agencies that oversee national parks and forests. Removing protections for Alaska’s lands and waters. Limiting environmental reviews and undermining the Endangered Species Act. These are just a few of the extremely unpopular actions called for in […]

Center for Western Priorities