DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s federal cuts threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> communities<br /> <br />They told U.S. House lawmakers that the administration’s “chainsaw approach” to government cuts will disproportionately harm <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndianCountry</span></a></p><p>by Shondiin Silversmith, Mar 6, 2025</p><p>"From securing funding for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndianHealth</span></a> Services and ongoing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterSettlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterSettlements</span></a> to increasing investments in infrastructure, education and law enforcement, many Indigenous leaders and organizations are raising the alarm about the devastation that federal funding cuts could bring for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a>.</p><p>"More than 60 tribal leaders and organizations from across Indian Country testified over three days to a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee on the federal funding needs of Indigenous people and their communities nationwide.</p><p>"'I know there’s never enough funding to go around,' Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said, and he appreciates how the subcommittee has consistently set aside several days to hear Indian Country’s funding priorities.</p><p>"'It is the process that starts the funding decisions for tribal programs, staffing and priorities for this administration,' he added. Tribal leaders and organizations gave five-minute testimonies to the subcommittee from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27. </p><p>"Lewis used his five minutes to discuss the Trump administration’s actions and their impact on his community.</p><p>"There is 'real fear' within tribal communities about what is happening in Washington, D.C., he said, referencing the freezing of federal funding and the mass firing of federal employees across the government.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"He added that the cuts are being made without considering how they will impact services. Rather than making the government more efficient and effective, it is 'creating a federal workforce that is paralyzed by fear.'</p><p>"Lewis called the administration’s actions <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>destabilizing</span></a> and said they will have a disproportionate impact on Indian Country.</p><p>"'The government-to-government relationship is only as strong as our federal partner,' he said. 'And right now, there is a real concern that the federal side of this partnership has the real potential of being dismantled.'"</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://ictnews.org/news/tribal-leaders-sound-alarm-as-trumps-federal-cuts-threaten-indigenous-communities-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ictnews.org/news/tribal-leader</span><span class="invisible">s-sound-alarm-as-trumps-federal-cuts-threaten-indigenous-communities-</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AirIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RespectTheTreaties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USGovtCleanUpYourMess" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USGovtCleanUpYourMess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UraniumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UraniumMilling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HealthCare</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>In other news...</p><p>Meet the 2024-2026 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NDN</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Changemakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Changemakers</span></a> </p><p>By Jordynn Paz • March 5, 2025</p><p>"In October, NDN Collective announced the recipients of the 2024/26 Changemaker Fellowship, a cohort of 21 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> leaders from throughout <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TurtleIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TurtleIsland</span></a>, Islands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hawaii</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Borik%C3%A9n" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Borikén</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a>, the U.S. territories of American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Samoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Samoa</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Guam</span></a>, the Northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mariana" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mariana</span></a> Islands, and the U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VirginIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VirginIslands</span></a>. These incredible fellows are transforming their communities, defending Indigenous lands and waters, developing solutions for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regenerative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>regenerative</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sustainable</span></a> futures, and revitalizing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousLanguages</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>governance</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ceremonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ceremonies</span></a> and ways of being. </p><p>"We are honored to support the important and necessary work of each of these changemakers through this two-year fellowship program. With the NDN Changemaker Fellowship, individuals will focus on education, skill building, networking, community building, theory of change mapping, and mentorship."</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://ndncollective.org/meet-the-2024-26-ndn-changemakers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ndncollective.org/meet-the-202</span><span class="invisible">4-26-ndn-changemakers/</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TraditionalKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousWellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousWellBeing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LanguagePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LanguagePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDNCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NDNCollective</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Bill to increase <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a> regulations killed in [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthDakota</span></a>] state House</p><p>By Amelia Schafer Feb 14, 2025</p><p>"A new bill to increase regulations on lithium mining in South Dakota failed to make it out of the state House on Thursday. </p><p>"House Bill 1258, proposed by Rep. Nichole Uhre-Balk, D-Rapid City, would have placed lithium mining under the same regulations as gold and silver rather than its current sand and gravel standards.</p><p>"Hard rock mining (gold and silver) is subject to stricter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> control regulations than sand and gravel mining. <br /> <br />"Organizations like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MidwestLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MidwestLithium</span></a> are currently exploring mining operations in the hills. Most lithium in the hills is found around the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarneyPeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HarneyPeak</span></a> Granite formation, according to the organization's webpage. </p><p>"The South Dakota lithium project is comprised of roughly 23,500 acres of both <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>federal</span></a> and private Land. <br />The House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee first split 6-6 on a do-pass motion Thursday before voting 8-4 to send the bill to the 41st day, killing it.</p><p>"''I think the general consensus is that the issue needs to be addressed, and so we'll continue to look harder at that, make sure we get all of our any concerns addressed and try to bring that bill back next year,' Uhre-Balk told the crowd at Saturday's crackerbarrel event hosted by Elevate Rapid City.</p><p>"Organizations like the local Indigenous led nonprofit <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDNCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NDNCollective</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHillsCleanWaterAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackHillsCleanWaterAssociation</span></a> spoke out in support of the bill Wednesday, stating that increased lithium mining threatens clean water for Black Hills residents especially since its treated like sand or gravel mining. </p><p>"Critics of the bill, such as Mike Lees, program administrator for the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Minerals Mining Program, said current regulations are sufficient. At the crackerbarrel, Rep. Tim Goodwin, R-Rapid City, said the bill, 'was going to choke off mining. It was bureaucratic.'</p><p>"Uhre-Balk said the bill wouldn't stop mining.</p><p>"House Agriculture committee members cited a need to better understand the issue when voting to send it to the 41st day.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakotaMineralIndustriesOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthDakotaMineralIndustriesOrganization</span></a> was not immediately available for comment."</p><p>Original article:<br /><a href="https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/mining-regulations-bill-south-dakota/article_e094c352-ea57-11ef-aa4e-e38ee2e6b85a.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rapidcityjournal.com/news/stat</span><span class="invisible">e-regional/government-politics/mining-regulations-bill-south-dakota/article_e094c352-ea57-11ef-aa4e-e38ee2e6b85a.html</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br /><a href="https://archive.ph/Gqvb8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/Gqvb8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheBlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheBlackHills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendMotherEarth</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Thread] Unfortunately, South Dakota <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HB1258" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HB1258</span></a> was defeated [which would have put more restrictions on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LithiumMining</span></a>]... And I knew Burgum would betray <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> (even though he promised not to).</p><p>‘Unleashing American Energy’: Mining and Drilling Accelerated Under Trump Administration</p><p>By Angelica (Angie) Solloa • February 12, 2025</p><p>"You may have heard that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHaaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DebHaaland</span></a> (Laguna Pueblo) transitioned out of her role as the US Secretary of the Department of Interior and announced her candidacy for Governor New Mexico. Her successor, former North Dakota Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a>, is steadfast in carrying out Trump’s Executive Order 14154 '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnleashingAmericanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnleashingAmericanEnergy</span></a>' which aims to accelerate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mining</span></a> and drilling on federal and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TribalLands</span></a>.</p><p>"On February 3rd, Doug Burgum released this document which outlines all the revoked projects and programs intended to protect land and the people; giving a pathway for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MiningCompanies</span></a> to hit the ground running across Turtle Island. </p><p>"In the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackHills</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SacredLands</span></a> of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lakota</span></a> Peoples’, mining and drilling companies aren’t hesitating to cash out. Currently, South Dakota House Bill 1258 is under consideration by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, where it will come to a vote this Thursday, February 13th. Community members and citizens of the area were given just six days’ notice. </p><p>WHAT IS HB 1258?</p><p>"The passage of South Dakota House Bill 1258 would hold lithium mining to the same standards and laws as silver and gold. Under the current law, lithium mining is treated like mining for sand and gravel, and there are not enough protections for human <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>food</span></a> systems, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>water</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a>, and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>land</span></a>. </p><p>"HB 1258 would offer more accountability and appropriate processes for mining companies that would better protect the land, the people, and the economy of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/%C8%9Ees%C3%A1pa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ȟesápa</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDNCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NDNCollective</span></a>, alongside partner the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHillsCleanWaterAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackHillsCleanWaterAlliance</span></a>, collaborated to spread the word as fast as possible, calling on relatives to swiftly take action ahead of Thursday, February 13th." </p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://ndncollective.org/unleashing-american-energy-mining-and-drilling-accelerated-under-trump-administration/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ndncollective.org/unleashing-a</span><span class="invisible">merican-energy-mining-and-drilling-accelerated-under-trump-administration/</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheBlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheBlackHills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendMotherEarth</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Trump taps <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a> insider to oversee drilling on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicLands</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BureauOfLandManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BureauOfLandManagement</span></a> nominee <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathleenSgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KathleenSgamma</span></a> heads a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry trade group that sued the Biden administration over a landmark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conservation</span></a> rule.</p><p>By Maxine Joselow</p><p>"President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> has nominated oil and gas advocate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathleenSgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KathleenSgamma</span></a> to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, the agency tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands and waters for the benefit of all Americans.</p><p>"The nomination of Sgamma, who heads a Denver-based oil and gas industry trade group called the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternEnergyAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WesternEnergyAlliance</span></a>, heralds a seismic shift in the management of roughly 245 million acres of public property — about one-tenth of the nation’s land mass.</p><p>"If confirmed by the Senate, she would be a key architect of Trump’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a> agenda alongside Interior Secretary and '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyCzar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCzar</span></a>' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a>. An MIT graduate who previously worked in consulting, she has advocated for the BLM to prioritize oil and gas drilling, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardrockMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HardrockMining</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/livestock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>livestock</span></a> grazing on public lands nationwide.</p><p>"A spokesman for Sgamma did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>"During his first term, Trump tapped conservative lawyer William Perry Pendley to lead the BLM on an acting basis. But Trump never nominated Pendley, a vocal advocate of selling off public lands, to helm the agency on a permanent basis, prompting a rebuke from a federal judge.</p><p>"President Joe Biden in 2021 chose Tracy Stone-Manning, a prominent Montana-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>environmentalist</span></a>, to lead the BLM. Earlier in her career, Stone-Manning worked on conservation policy at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWildlifeFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NationalWildlifeFederation</span></a> and led Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality.</p><p>"Under Biden, the BLM finalized a landmark rule that sought to put conservation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>recreation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> development on equal footing with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResourceExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ResourceExtraction</span></a> on public lands. Sgamma’s Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit challenging that rule, which the Trump administration is expected to overturn.</p><p>"In an interview with The Washington Post in April, Sgamma criticized the regulation for allowing ranchers, renewable-energy developers and other interests to lease federal lands for the purpose of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conservation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HabitatRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HabitatRestoration</span></a>.</p><p>"We have no choice but to litigate,' she said. 'These conservation leases seem to be designed to preclude energy development on federal lands.'</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Environmentalists</span></a> criticized <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sgamma</span></a>’s nomination.</p><p>"'This choice shows that the new administration will leave no favor ungranted for the oil and gas industry and the wealthy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/executives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>executives</span></a> who funded Trump’s campaign,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlanZibel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlanZibel</span></a>, oil and gas research director with the liberal advocacy group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicCitizen</span></a>, said in an email.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeffEshelman" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JeffEshelman</span></a>, president and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CEO</span></a> of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, which represents small oil producers, praised Sgamma’s selection while critiquing the Biden administration."</p><p>Original article:<br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br /><a href="https://archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645.0-724.1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645</span><span class="invisible">.0-724.1</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KillCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilCriminals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningOnConservationLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoMiningOnConservationLands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? More like, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilUpTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OilUpTheSwamp</span></a>!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Video] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AskomiwKsanaqak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AskomiwKsanaqak</span></a> (Forever Dangerous) – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousNations</span></a> Resist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearColonialism</span></a></p><p>Nov 20, 2024 </p><p>"Indigenous nations and communities continue to express their opposition to nuclear energy and radioactive waste. The Passamaquoddy Recognition Group (PRGI) and the CEDAR project at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada, co-produced a report and this video to amplify these Indigenous voices. Featuring Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HughAkagi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HughAkagi</span></a>, Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RonTremblay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonTremblay</span></a> and Councillor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeytonPitawanakwat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeytonPitawanakwat</span></a>."</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7XtIGFqyY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=9i7XtIGFqy</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a> </p><p>The report is available here: <a href="https://cedar-project.org/indigenous" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cedar-project.org/indigenous</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWasteStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearWasteStorage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WolastoqGrandCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WolastoqGrandCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeskotomuhkatiNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeskotomuhkatiNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PassamaquoddyNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEDARProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CEDARProject</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radioactivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Radioactivity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactivePollutionKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RadioactivePollutionKills</span></a> <br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNationsResistNuclearColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousNationsResistNuclearColonialism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bumblebee</span></a> population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rewilding</span></a> project</p><p>"‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/meadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meadows</span></a>, full of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildflowers</span></a>, young saplings and the buzz of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bees</span></a>’"</p><p>by Katharine Hay, 26 Nov 2024</p><p>"The bumblebee population has made an impressive comeback in a developed area by increasing to 116 times what it was two years ago thanks to a nature restoration group.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RewildingDenmarkfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RewildingDenmarkfield</span></a>, a 90-acre project based just north of Perth, has been working to restore nature to green spaces in an increasingly built up area for the past two years."</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bumblebee-population-increases-116-times-over-in-remarkable-scotland-project-4882622?emci=99b383ea-9bb1-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&emdi=81cdbaa0-19b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=2428680" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scotsman.com/hays-way/bumblebe</span><span class="invisible">e-population-increases-116-times-over-in-remarkable-scotland-project-4882622?emci=99b383ea-9bb1-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&emdi=81cdbaa0-19b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=2428680</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePositiveApproaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativePositiveApproaches</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoringNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoringNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoreTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RewildingScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RewildingScotland</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Romania</span></a> advances river <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restoration</span></a> project in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthernCarpathians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SouthernCarpathians</span></a></p><p>Irina Marica, 04 December 2024</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RewildingRomania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RewildingRomania</span></a> has successfully completed the first phase of its river restoration project in the Southern Carpathians, an effort backed by a EUR 74,700 grant from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EuropeanOpenRiversProgramme" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuropeanOpenRiversProgramme</span></a>. Moving forward, the organization plans to apply for new grants starting next year to continue its long-term efforts to improve river connectivity and restore <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biodiversity</span></a>.</p><p>Over four months, the team mapped 72 barriers across five key river catchments - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Belareca" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Belareca</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/P%C3%A2r%C3%A2ulRece" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PârâulRece</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fene%C8%99" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Feneș</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sebe%C8%99" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sebeș</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bistra" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bistra</span></a>. These include 39 dams, 26 weirs, 3 natural waterfalls, and other obstacles impacting river connectivity.</p><p>"This phase enabled the inventory of species, assessment of the impact of these barriers, and the prioritization of those suitable for removal. Rewilding Romania has also established clear priorities for future actions and is preparing to advance to the next two phases of the initiative, which require additional funding.</p><p>"Marina Drugă, Team Leader at Rewilding Romania, stated: “The progress we’ve made in identifying and evaluating river barriers is an essential step toward restoring aquatic ecosystems and the habitats of numerous fish species. This initiative is part of our long-term vision to enable rivers to flow freely again and restore natural processes. By undertaking scientifically grounded interventions and feasibility studies that account for associated risks, we aim to generate sustainable benefits for both biodiversity and local communities.'</p><p>"The project, funded by the Open Rivers Programme, will continue until the end of March 2025 and ensures the completion of the first phase of Rewilding Romania’s broader river restoration initiative. </p><p>"Upon concluding this phase, the organization plans to secure additional funding to proceed with subsequent phases of the same initiative: phase two - conducting technical feasibility studies and obtaining the necessary permits and phase three - the actual removal of the selected barriers.</p><p>"Planned actions for 2025 include collaborating with land owners to secure the necessary consent for removals, engaging with stakeholders, and creating a report with best practices to guide similar initiatives.</p><p>"Rewilding Romania is working to ensure the long-term health of aquatic ecosystems in the Southern Carpathians by increasing river connectivity, improving breeding habitats, and boosting the resilience of key species. Removing obsolete barriers will improve sediment transport and water quality, benefiting several fish species."</p><p><a href="https://www.romania-insider.com/rewilding-romania-advances-river-restoration-carpathians-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">romania-insider.com/rewilding-</span><span class="invisible">romania-advances-river-restoration-carpathians-2024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePositiveApproaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativePositiveApproaches</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoringNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoringNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreTheRivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoreTheRivers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenRivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenRivers</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Campaigners present ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VisionOfHope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VisionOfHope</span></a>’ for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Scotland</span></a> to become <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rewilding</span></a> nation - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScottishRewildingAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScottishRewildingAlliance</span></a> said the country can ‘lead the movement for global change’.</p><p>"We also need to support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> to help address the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> and to create a climate resilient Scotland. We know we must protect and restore the natural environment for future generations."</p><p>Nick Forbes<br />Wednesday 04 December 2024</p><p>"A campaign group calling for Scotland to be declared the world’s first '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RewildingNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RewildingNation</span></a>' has presented the Scottish Government with proposals for rewilding 30% of the country’s land and seas.</p><p>"The Scottish Rewilding Alliance, a coalition of more than 20 conservation and nature-focused organisations, presented what it called its 'vision of hope' to Scotland’s climate action minister, Alasdair Allan, during a reception in Edinburgh.</p><p>"The alliance said rewilding 30% of Scotland can be achieved if ministers 'show leadership' and commit to 'meaningful action' to restore habitats including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/peatlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peatlands</span></a>, native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/woodlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>woodlands</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wetlands</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rivers</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>seas</span></a>.</p><p>"It said this can be achieved while maintaining and benefiting productive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>farmland</span></a>.</p><p>"Doing so, they said, would help tackle the connected nature and climate emergencies, and create benefits for people and local communities around health, jobs, sustainable food production, re-peopling, clean air and water, and healthy rivers and seas."</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/scotland-government-brian-cox-b2658647.html?trk=public_post_comment-text" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/climate-chan</span><span class="invisible">ge/news/scotland-government-brian-cox-b2658647.html?trk=public_post_comment-text</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePositiveApproaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativePositiveApproaches</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoringNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoringNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RestoreTheForests</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Enbridge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pipeline</span></a> spills 70,000 gallons of oil in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a></p><p>OAKLAND, Wis. (AP) — "Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said.</p><p>"The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) west of Milwaukee, by an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnbridgeEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnbridgeEnergy</span></a> technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, citing a federal accident report.</p><p>"Enbridge said the spill on the company’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Line6" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Line6</span></a> was caused by a faulty connection on a pump transfer pipe at the Enbridge Cambridge Station. It was an estimated 1,650 barrels, which is equivalent to about 70,000 gallons.</p><p>"'Investigation and remediation began immediately upon discovery and continues. Removal of impacted soils is continuing,' spokesperson Juli Kellner said Saturday, adding that 60% of the spill has been removed through excavation.</p><p>"Kellner said the spill was immediately reported to regulators, though the report by a federal pipeline safety agency said the line likely was leaking for an 'extended period of time.'</p><p>"'We are working with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as cleanup and restoration proceed,' Kellner said.</p><p>"Line 6 is a 465-mile (748.3-kilometer) pipeline carrying crude oil from Superior, Wisconsin, to a terminal near Griffith, Indiana, according to a company map."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-oil-spill-enbridge-e741c9062113460cd3a6539558f677fb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/wisconsin-o</span><span class="invisible">il-spill-enbridge-e741c9062113460cd3a6539558f677fb</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLine6" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoLine6</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnbridgePipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnbridgePipelines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeakyPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeakyPipelines</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Risky Revival: How <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palisades" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palisades</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPlant</span></a> could impact agriculture </p><p>While state leaders champion the Palisades reopening as an energy solution, local farmers remain divided over the potential threats to their land and water.<br /> <br />by S. Nicole Lane, for Investigate Midwest December 10, 2024</p><p>COVERT, Michigan — "The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, long synonymous with safety lapses and regulatory oversight, is poised for an unprecedented comeback under Michigan Gov. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GretchenWhitmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GretchenWhitmer</span></a>’s plan to reopen the shuttered plant by 2025 — the first attempt of its kind in U.S. history.</p><p>"However, in this robust agricultural region, there are fears about how reopening a problematic plant could impact area farmers and the food they produce.</p><p>"Approximately 6,362 farms are within 50 miles of Palisades. In Van Buren County alone, where the plant is located, there are 838 farms. Michigan’s southwestern corner, home to 80% of the state’s farms, is often called the 'blueberry capital of the world.' </p><p>"'A leak (and) this 150-year-old farm is done,' said Bill Adams, who runs Adams Blueberry Farms in Hartford, Michigan, 16 miles south of the plant. 'Why would they restart something that old and sitting this long?'</p><p>"Opened in 1971, Palisades, which is located along <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeMichigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LakeMichigan</span></a>, once generated 5% of Michigan’s electricity, enough to power 800,000 homes. But a litany of mechanical issues plagued its operations for decades.</p><p>"In 2013, the plant leaked 79 gallons of diluted <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> into Lake Michigan, forcing a five-week shutdown — its ninth closure in just two years. </p><p>"Federal regulators repeatedly flagged the plant for safety concerns, from undetected <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadiationExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RadiationExposure</span></a> among employees in 2008 to persistent cracks in its 300,000-gallon storage tank that leaked for over a decade. In 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) described Palisades as having some of the worst cases of nuclear fuel container weakening in the nation.</p><p>"The plant was permanently shut down on May 31, 2022, with its owners citing financial and safety concerns. But just months later, Whitmer announced a plan to revive Palisades, reigniting debates over the risks and benefits of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a> in a state still grappling with its troubled legacy.</p><p>"Typically, after 40 years, a nuclear power plant is closed and undergoes a complex decommissioning process that can take up to 30 years to complete. Globally, the only plants that have reopened are in Japan. </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Holtec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Holtec</span></a> Decommissioning International bought Palisades in 2022 with the goal of dismantling it. Now, with Whitmer’s support, they have since decided to reopen the plant, something Holtec has never done. </p><p>"Neither Holtec nor Whitmer’s office responded to multiple requests for comment. "</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/10/risky-revival-how-michigans-palisades-nuclear-plant-could-impact-agriculture/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">investigatemidwest.org/2024/12</span><span class="invisible">/10/risky-revival-how-michigans-palisades-nuclear-plant-could-impact-agriculture/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Holtec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Holtec</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoltecLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HoltecLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NuclearPowerPlants</span></a></p>
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