Semi-retired, living in the peace of the northwoods. Waiting for iceout, so I can return to the Quetico-Superior Border Lakes.
#canoe #wilderness #camping #aldoleopold #sigurdolson #calvinrutstrum #wildernessEMT #100daysofgaeilge
What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the drought was unpredictable. It is that the #drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/
#water #CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #politics #USpol #tech #environment #ClimateChange #news
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Must read: https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-orders
“Satellite #megaconstellations operated by developed countries are affecting the pristine night skies of other nations, affecting astronomical observations and #Indigenous practices. International regulation that includes the views of Indigenous peoples and appropriate compensation are called for.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02810-z
Satellite mega-constellations operated by developed countries are affecting the pristine night skies of other nations, affecting astronomical observations and Indigenous practices. International regulation that includes the views of Indigenous peoples and appropriate compensation are called for.
Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern
https://www.hcn.org/articles/forest-service-overhaul-sows-confusion-concern/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Daily briefing: Earliest known dog genome pushes genetic record back 5,000 years
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00992-0?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The 15,000-year-old remains of domestic dogs hint at their importance to early communities with different ways of living. Plus, ‘grade inflation’ hits PhDs and how environmental scientists can reinvent their research when funding is scarce.
NEW: Anishinaabe Leaders Raise Alarms About Enbridge’s Covert Line 5 Police Deals in Wisconsin
Canadian oil pipeline giant Enbridge has begun construction of its re-routed Line 5 crude oil pipeline Northern Wisconsin; it has secretive deals with two counties to reimburse sheriff’s departments for responding to Line 5-related protests. Anishinaabe leaders and local residents are concerned about the potential for constitutional rights violations.
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