We unravel the nonsense of Donald Trump’s talk about forest management and wildfire.
Category: public lands
Valles Caldera to Stay in Public Ownership
In the center of northern New Mexico, the hulk of a huge dormant volcano rises above the Rio Grande Valley. This volcano formed the Jemez Mountains, one of the most …
Blowing Off a Moment of National Reckoning
By Tom Ribe Donald Trump is finally losing on many fronts. Having spent years convincing portions of the public that he is a normal, serious president with the public interest …
Methane from New Mexico Oil Wells Exacerbating Climate Change
New Mexico’s state budget depends on oil and gas for the bulk of the funds powering our state government. One third of the budget in 2019 came from oil and …
Trump Seeing the Light on National Parks?
On March 3, 2020 Donald Trump tweeted that he wanted Congress to send him a bill that would provide full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the National Park Service.
Destroying our Nation’s Environment for Money and Ideology
Now we have an administration that is bent on erasing a century of laws created by liberals and conservatives alike that protect our environment and keep our children from breathing toxic air and drinking poisonous water.
Wolf Opposition Is Part Of The Culture War
Predators can change how large animals like elk use the landscape and can also preclude excessive browsing of critical areas like riparian zones
The Vanishing Colorado River
The Colorado River is in the midst of an 18 year long drought that may well be the norm going into the future with huge ramifications for millions of people.
Burning Down the House
I recently went to Tucson for to join wild land fire specialists gathered to talk about the particular science of fire moving across the land, through the trees, through …
Fall Fun in the New Mexico High Country
Fantastic fall in New Mexico, the cool air flows in under the fading heat of summer. Where better to be alive than right here with all the great possibilities …
