Zak 🦦 Podmore
@zakpodmore.bsky.social
Water, labor, outdoors / author of Life After Dead Pool: Lake Powell’s Last Days and the Rebirth of the Colorado River / formerly at The Salt Lake Tribune, Canoe & Kayak magazine / zakpodmore.com
thanks to testimony from @econmarshall.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
thanks to testimony from @econmarshall.bsky.social
Just witnessed something good happen in Utah state politics. Bill that would restrict non-compete agreements just passed out of committee with a 10-3 vote le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/...
HB0203
le.utah.gov
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Just witnessed something good happen in Utah state politics. Bill that would restrict non-compete agreements just passed out of committee with a 10-3 vote le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/...
Rep. Ken Ivory is trying to figure out the legal implications of the latest anti-trans bill in the Utah House. He's querying Grok mid-hearing and just referenced the answers as authoritative
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Rep. Ken Ivory is trying to figure out the legal implications of the latest anti-trans bill in the Utah House. He's querying Grok mid-hearing and just referenced the answers as authoritative
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People who lived downwind of the uranium mill in Monticello used to tell stories of bringing in their laundry from the line covered in yellow dust. The town also had sky-high rates of several different kinds of cancer. Stretches credulity to deny offhand that those two facts could be related.
Heads up to folks in southeast Utah. Our elected officials are pushing ahead to host spent nuclear fuel. The Moab mayor and a Grand County commissioner joined Republican-led counties in voting to submit a formal application to the Department of Energy.
Elected officials in southeast Utah take first step toward accepting nuclear waste
A regional association of governments is preparing an application for the Department of Energy
zakpodmore.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
People who lived downwind of the uranium mill in Monticello used to tell stories of bringing in their laundry from the line covered in yellow dust. The town also had sky-high rates of several different kinds of cancer. Stretches credulity to deny offhand that those two facts could be related.
Heads up to folks in southeast Utah. Our elected officials are pushing ahead to host spent nuclear fuel. The Moab mayor and a Grand County commissioner joined Republican-led counties in voting to submit a formal application to the Department of Energy.
Elected officials in southeast Utah take first step toward accepting nuclear waste
A regional association of governments is preparing an application for the Department of Energy
zakpodmore.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Heads up to folks in southeast Utah. Our elected officials are pushing ahead to host spent nuclear fuel. The Moab mayor and a Grand County commissioner joined Republican-led counties in voting to submit a formal application to the Department of Energy.
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Domestic terrorists
January 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Domestic terrorists
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A write-up of yesterday's protest + general strike that'll make you feel something
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/hate-has-t...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/hate-has-t...
Hate Has to Scatter When Minneapolis Arises
At the general strike.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
A write-up of yesterday's protest + general strike that'll make you feel something
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/hate-has-t...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/hate-has-t...
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Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
the first AFL-CIO-backed general strike in 80 years and the NYT is giving credit to the business owners, not the workers lol
January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
the first AFL-CIO-backed general strike in 80 years and the NYT is giving credit to the business owners, not the workers lol
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
Driving behind an Energy Fuels truck carrying uranium ore into Ute Mountain Ute land on its way from the Grand Canyon to the White Mesa Mill on Friday, Jan 23, 2026.
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Driving behind an Energy Fuels truck carrying uranium ore into Ute Mountain Ute land on its way from the Grand Canyon to the White Mesa Mill on Friday, Jan 23, 2026.
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An informative piece by esteemed journalist and author @zakpodmore.bsky.social on the group ‘Mother’s for Nuclear.’ A group I’ve never heard about until he told me about them.
Everyone subscribe to Zak’s substack and learn about water and public lands in the Southwest, or buy his books, or both!
Everyone subscribe to Zak’s substack and learn about water and public lands in the Southwest, or buy his books, or both!
Biden's DOE gave $2 million to a nonprofit called Mothers for Nuclear so they could come to San Juan County and tell us that accepting high-level nuclear waste would be totally safe.
My latest:
My latest:
Mothers for Nuclear targets Utah's San Juan County for radioactive waste dump
The California-based nonprofit was funded by a Biden-era grant
zakpodmore.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
An informative piece by esteemed journalist and author @zakpodmore.bsky.social on the group ‘Mother’s for Nuclear.’ A group I’ve never heard about until he told me about them.
Everyone subscribe to Zak’s substack and learn about water and public lands in the Southwest, or buy his books, or both!
Everyone subscribe to Zak’s substack and learn about water and public lands in the Southwest, or buy his books, or both!
Biden's DOE gave $2 million to a nonprofit called Mothers for Nuclear so they could come to San Juan County and tell us that accepting high-level nuclear waste would be totally safe.
My latest:
My latest:
Mothers for Nuclear targets Utah's San Juan County for radioactive waste dump
The California-based nonprofit was funded by a Biden-era grant
zakpodmore.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Biden's DOE gave $2 million to a nonprofit called Mothers for Nuclear so they could come to San Juan County and tell us that accepting high-level nuclear waste would be totally safe.
My latest:
My latest:
update from a relative in Minneapolis
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
update from a relative in Minneapolis
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i love this. if elected to congress i would happily lead the charge on reining in resorts that benefit from the use of our public lands while treating labor as an expendable resource and making the sport unreachable for most.
In 1976, the Senate passed a bill that would have required regular public hearings on prices charged at "our publicly owned ski slopes." As lift tickets skyrocket, maybe @nateforutah.bsky.social or some other hero will revive the effort?
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
i love this. if elected to congress i would happily lead the charge on reining in resorts that benefit from the use of our public lands while treating labor as an expendable resource and making the sport unreachable for most.
In 1976, the Senate passed a bill that would have required regular public hearings on prices charged at "our publicly owned ski slopes." As lift tickets skyrocket, maybe @nateforutah.bsky.social or some other hero will revive the effort?
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In 1976, the Senate passed a bill that would have required regular public hearings on prices charged at "our publicly owned ski slopes." As lift tickets skyrocket, maybe @nateforutah.bsky.social or some other hero will revive the effort?
when regulation is relaxed:
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
when regulation is relaxed:
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I grew up skiing in Colorado and remember the price consciousness of those early days (Gold C coupon lift tix!). So this was a fascinating read 👇
Once upon a time, the Forest Service actively controlled ski resort prices. The feds still have that power but haven’t used it in decades
A brief history of federal lift ticket regulation
Remembering a time when the US Forest Service fought price gouging on our publicly owned ski slopes
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I grew up skiing in Colorado and remember the price consciousness of those early days (Gold C coupon lift tix!). So this was a fascinating read 👇
Once upon a time, the Forest Service actively controlled ski resort prices. The feds still have that power but haven’t used it in decades
A brief history of federal lift ticket regulation
Remembering a time when the US Forest Service fought price gouging on our publicly owned ski slopes
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Once upon a time, the Forest Service actively controlled ski resort prices. The feds still have that power but haven’t used it in decades
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I spent a day on the picket line with the Telluride ski patrol union last week. My latest:
On the picket line with the Telluride Ski Patrol union
Telluride’s billionaire owner shut down the resort on Dec. 27
zakpodmore.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I spent a day on the picket line with the Telluride ski patrol union last week. My latest:
I spent a day on the picket line with the Telluride ski patrol union last week. My latest:
On the picket line with the Telluride Ski Patrol union
Telluride’s billionaire owner shut down the resort on Dec. 27
zakpodmore.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I spent a day on the picket line with the Telluride ski patrol union last week. My latest:
I’m in Telluride where the ski patrol strike and resort shutdown has entered its 8th day
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I’m in Telluride where the ski patrol strike and resort shutdown has entered its 8th day
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As Telluride resort closure and ski patroller strike enters day 5, visitation drops as nearby resorts salvage holiday ski vacations
As Telluride resort closure and ski patroller strike enters day 5, visitation drops as nearby resorts salvage holiday ski vacations
Striking patrollers say Telluride Ski & Golf has not reached out to resume negotiations as lodging occupancy plummets in the resort region
coloradosun.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
As Telluride resort closure and ski patroller strike enters day 5, visitation drops as nearby resorts salvage holiday ski vacations