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Mountain Bird

@comountainbird.bsky.social
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Public school science teacher. Father of two and now grandfather. Enjoys public lands, travel, climbing mountains, and birding. Written several books.

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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is in fact the deal that we had previously so they gave trump what we already had. Wow. What negotiating skills. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-u...
cbsnews.com
Trump says he's struck deal to give U.S. "permanent control over security" in Greenland
President Trump said he struck a deal to give the United States "permanent control over security ... in Greenland," following a push by the president to boost the U.S.' influence over the island — or ...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The man doesn't understand any problem with spewing lead all through the landscape. Will all MAGA hunters end up poisoned? thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
Where Trump’s hunting, fishing order will have the most impact
President Trump signed new executive orders Thursday aimed at expanding hunting and fishing access in the U.S., rolling back restrictions on these activities.  The president unveiled “Reinvigo…
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Continuing to harm Americans. www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/b...
cbsnews.com
Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas' Big Bend region
CBP said in a statement that "border wall panel installation is underway" in a 47-mile stretch known as Big Bend 1.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The antiquities act does not let presidents reduce monuments. The mining claims being filed for Bears Ears need to be challenged. Call representatives to dismiss this disgusting attack on our lands making it hard to protect some of the World's most amazing places. www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...
outdoorlife.com
Mike Lee Moves to Block Any Future Restoration of Bears Ears National Monument, Conservation Groups Warn
Senator Mike Le
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Imagine being so pathetic you have to steal someone else's monument to boost your ego. Absolutely disgusting. www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/...
cnbc.com
Trump photo seems to reference Kennedy Center demolition, judge denies emergency hearing bid
President Donald Trump wants his name on the Kennedy Center. But a judge has ruled it cannot be placed there without authorization by Congress.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So the Wall Street Journal is calling for the Smithsonian to be privatized. Who does the administration have to brainstorm all the ways to destroy our country? To me that is a hard NO. We do need Congress to stand up to crybaby presidents, though. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
wsj.com
Opinion | Privatize the Smithsonian
To retain its independence, ‘the nation’s attic’ needs to get off the government dole.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Interesting article. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/wild...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
A tiny fish was last recorded by scientists in 1985; 40 years later, an Indigenous fisherwoman caught the ‘lost’ species in Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River - The Times of India
The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, ...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sure sounds like extortion. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Kennedy Center leaders say adding Trump’s name might be path to financial rescue
A draft resolution suggests the president may be unlikely to lead a financial rescue without “appropriate recognition.”
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tragic. Seems like the administration decides what is the worst thing for the American people and does that every time. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Trump’s EPA reportedly ⁠poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants
Advocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planet
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Please comment if you haven't and wild places are important to you. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
yahoo.com
Climbers Now Have Until October 6 to Save 10,000 Backcountry Routes from Losing Protections
The Trump administration has proposed rolling back a 25-year-old protection for 44.7 million acres of forests. Here's what climbers need to know.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Of course they are. www.propublica.org/article/meth...
propublica.org
EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Marine monuments are slated to be little more than meaningless lines on a map with this administration. arstechnica.com/science/2026...
arstechnica.com
NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
Critics say the new agenda could weaken science-based rules and marine protections.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Rare good environmental news. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-t...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
A Texas family held this coastal ranch for generations; now 2,500 acres have become part of a 17,500-acre wildlife refuge - The Times of India
The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, ...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The administration wants to open up vast swaths of Forest Service land to motorized travel. There is a link to comment on this proposed rule change. www.denverpost.com/2026/09/08/c...
denverpost.com
Forest Service could open much more of Colorado’s 11 million acres of public land to motorized vehicles
“Travel management sounds anodyne and wonky, but in many ways it’s how visitors are going to experience their national forests,” said Dan Hartinger of The Wilderness Society.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So if you're friends with the president, you are above the law.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Disgusted by the supreme court. I am emotionally injured by this revolting vandalism committed by the president. Hypothetical cakes constitutes standing but not a demolished white house. I am disgusted by the actions of this sychophantic court. Eww. One hopes the next president tears it down.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Lots of respect... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
‘Grey Beard’ reclaims his record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail
Dale Sanders, who hikes under the name Grey Beard, originally set the Appalachian Trail age record in 2017
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump is trying to swing a real-estate deal in Yosemite National Park. This is beyond repugnant. If you care about public lands please contact your representatives and let the know this is not his land to give away. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
sierraclub.org
Sierra Club Slams Trump Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Developer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has spent over a year quietly pressing the National Park Service to give up land inside Yosemite National Park so a private developer can build a road conne...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Took a wonderful trip to Canada last year. The people were kind and the scenery dramatic. I'd urge all who love the United States to refute the administration lies about this amazing country.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Apparently clean air is good for people. Wish that was the basis of polic in the US. www.sciencealert.com/first-eviden...
sciencealert.com
First Evidence That London's Scheme to Cut Car Emissions Worked To Improve Child Health
In April 2019, London took drastic action against traffic emissions in a bid to reduce the toxic air pollution that choked up the city's center.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Another country with a sane energy policy... www.fastcompany.com/91591220/how...
fastcompany.com
How Australia made electricity cheaper while U.S. prices keep rising
A combination of abundant rooftop solar, subsidized home batteries, and far less red tape is pushing power prices down—and changing when and how Australians use electricity.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What the heck... Why do we need 2 border walls destroying a national monument? www.newsweek.com/bulldozers-c...
newsweek.com
Bulldozers clear Arizona’s protected desert as new border wall constructed
A second border barrier is taking shape in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, raising concerns over wildlife and sacred sites.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So a patriotic American put a couple signs on what maps show are city land. Tesla called the cops who came and apparently the maps are wrong and the grass is actually tesla land so the police came and after thanking the man for protesting had him move the sign to where it was actually more visible.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The trump administration is gutting the 2001 Roadless Rule in an act of corruption to help the oil and gas billionaires. If you care about public lands, please comment on this cowardly action. www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-20...
regulations.gov
Regulations.gov
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The NIH wants to remove transparency and science from the process of awarding grants. Please comment if tmyou feel grants should be awarded based on science not the whims of trump. rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
rfi.grants.nih.gov
Request For Information
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The NIH wants to alter how grants are rated to make it less transparent. Please comment if you feel that scientific grants should be given based on science and not the whims of trump. rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
rfi.grants.nih.gov
Request For Information
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Apparently climate science and climate change don't exist because the president insists and the thin skinned National Science Foundation capitulated. Absolute contempt and disgust... www.nationalacademies.org/news/nas-to-...
nationalacademies.org
NAS to Conduct Process Review of Chapter in Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
The National Academy of Sciences was founded on the enduring principle that our nation deserves the best available scientific knowledge.  Our core mission is to deploy science in service to the nation...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Global AI is working hard to destroy Colorsdo, it seems. From what I have hears, local residents are pissed off... www.cpr.org/2026/08/07/w...
cpr.org
Weld County officials have told an AI company to stop construction on a new data center. Three times.
The 438-acre facility is operated by Global AI and is facing strong community pushback.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
trump is destroying Big Bend National Park. Please contact reprentatives to stop this insanity. www.newsweek.com/bulldozers-p...
newsweek.com
Bulldozers plow through Big Bend National Park, sparking fury in Texas
Video and photos show work underway in Big Bend National Park, the location of a border project which has sparked bipartisan fury.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
trump is following through on his threat to invade Greenland, with the illegal action to be documented my Dr. Phil. Please contact representatives if you feel this is repugnant... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
What a complete and absolute embarrassment. If ever us was in doubt how much the trump administration cares about Africa... Not a clue in the State Department where the countries are. Sycophants need to be fired and replaced by qualified individuals.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
There's a chance trump may do in even more of the country's most amazing places. This should not happen and the Antiquities Act does not give a president the power to remove monuments. www.newsweek.com/map-shows-na...
newsweek.com
Map shows national monuments Trump could target next after Bears Ears cuts
The Trump administration reportedly cut Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by about 90 percent each earlier this month.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Some of the most iconic rock-climbs in the country lose protection. How is this beneficial to the public? www.climbing.com/news/bears-e...
climbing.com
Over 80% of Indian Creek Is No Longer Part of Bears Ears
Six Shooters, Scarface, and more climbing stripped of national monument status, as shown in new maps.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Once again science doesn't appear to be consulted when making management decisions. dailymontanan.com/briefs/judge...
dailymontanan.com
Judge denies feds request to pause bison plan lawsuit
Consolidated lawsuit brought over a 2024 bison management plan in the Greater Yellowstone Area will move forward
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is just so sad. Many cyclists have been killed by motorists in Colorado in the past decade. I would think taking down safety information will just increase that number. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
npr.org
DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
If anyone wants to submit a comment to the Park Service about the building oof trump's arch, here is the form. parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm....
parkplanning.nps.gov
National Park Service - PEPC - Triumphal Arch - Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement -Submit Comments
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I will categorically refuse to fly into this airport. thehill.com/policy/trans...
thehill.com
United denies offering free flight changes over Trump airport name
United Airlines is pushing back on reports that it will allow passengers to change their flight destinations for free if they do not want to land at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump International …
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sad but expected... news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
news.mongabay.com
US government announces plans to lease deep-sea mining rights in American Samoa
The U.S. plans to auction deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa, a move critics say threatens marine ecosystems and ignores local opposition.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
trump is attempting to gut two of the country's most treasured monuments; erasing protection from over 90 percent of the area and destroying the integrity of these amazing places. Track info about the monuments here. morethanjustparks.com/monument-watch
morethanjustparks.com
Ninety percent, gone. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase, tracked.
2,921,210 acres stripped of protection on July 13, 2026. Watch the boundaries shrink, follow every lawsuit, and see who is fighting back. Updated continuously.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Funny. I've been breathing USA made smoke for weeks now and these buffoons haven't been calling for measures to address climate change or confront trump on his obsession with fossil fuels. Canada helped the US when there were fires in LA. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a close Trump ally, announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over the huge wildfires that have poured smoke and h…
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This is truly disgusting, please don’t let this man get confirm! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Reality has never mattered for this administration. Nor costs. www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-he...
cbsnews.com
Hegseth's plan to screen military members for low testosterone raises concern for doctors: "Not a performance drug"
Doctors raised a range of concerns about a testosterone screening policy announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which is likely to be costly to implement.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Now they want to drill around Chaco Canyon. I have a link to comment on this idea. eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home...
eplanning.blm.gov
BLM National NEPA Register
The Bureau of Land Management National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Register allows you to review and comment on plans and project documents. Search by office, NEPA number, Project name, year, and ...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One of the World's most amazing slot canyons. This was gutted out of the Grand Staircase National Monument as trump does not find it worthy of protection. Billionaire wealth is so much more important. I'm disgusted! Call representatives and demand protection if you value public lands such as this.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
trump finds another way to set the USA behind. Every day a new method for destroying our country comes to light. www.ecoportal.net/en/wind-powe...
ecoportal.net
In Texas, Colorado, and Washington, 155 wind projects have been put on hold because the Pentagon fears their turbines could interfere with military radars and make missiles harder to detect
155 wind projects in Texas, Colorado, and Washington are on hold due to Pentagon concerns over radar interference. Explore the implications for the wind energy.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Apparently extortion is fine when rape victims are involved. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
usatoday.com
Cities that block ICE could lose police, rape kit funding, DOJ says
Cities that don't allow ICE enforcement stand to lose federal funds for rape kits, police, and emergency services, Trump's DOJ threatens.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The president's contempt for public lands is astonishing. Please contact representatives and urge them to demand protection for some of the world's most specular landscapes which have been gutted bu trump's illegal changes. www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
axios.com
Mapped: Trump's cuts to Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments
We also mapped other protections and places of interest so you can see what's in and out.
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I would assume that the Iranians are laughing themselves silly over the idiocity of this administration. thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to k…
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The world beyond the USA is forging ahead with 21st century solutions. cleantechnica.com/2026/07/14/f...
cleantechnica.com
Fastest Renewable Energy Growth Ever - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of c...
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Mountain Bird @comountainbird.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Will the man responsible for this be arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail? I would hope so... www.newsweek.com/can-tire-tra...
newsweek.com
Can tire tracks be seen on bottom of Lincoln Reflecting Pool?
Marks have emerged on the floor of the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as crews carry out repairs, reviving questions about damage to the troubled renovation.
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