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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 19d

Your concerns are understandable! And thank you for sharing this tip about anonymity.

I think, as much as people are able to, it could be useful to also explain in the comments why someone wants anonymity. Fear is also important context that judges should weigh.

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 19d

Today is the last day to share your thoughts on the federal government's plan to revoke the roadless rule on Forest Service lands. When the clock strikes midnight (ET), the comment portal will close.

Looking for your Cinderella moment? Go comment now!!!

How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 20d

Original story here:

Counting flowers to read the saguaro’s future - High Country News

Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 20d

I went on @kjzz.org to chat about my @highcountrynews.org story on saguaro flowers!

What the folds of a saguaro flower can reveal about future of the desert

Shi En Kim wrote about the iconic saguaro flower for High Country News and joined The Show to discuss more.

www.kjzz.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 29d

The landmark roadless rule is on the chopping block, endangering 59 million acres of Forest Service lands that still retain some of their wild character. Experts say it's as bad of an idea as it sounds for wildlife.

Now that you know, go forth and comment! You have until Sept. 19. to do so.

How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 29d

Submit your comments here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS...

Again, deadline is Sept 19, 11.59 p.m. ET!

Regulations.gov

www.regulations.gov

Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · 29d

The landmark roadless rule is on the chopping block, endangering 59 million acres of Forest Service lands that still retain some of their wild character. Experts say it's as bad of an idea as it sounds for wildlife.

Now that you know, go forth and comment! You have until Sept. 19. to do so.

How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

www.hcn.org

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 29d

The public has until September 19 to weigh in on the proposed rescission of the 2001 roadless rule on Forest Service land, a move that experts have said will harm the health and biodiversity of ecosystems.

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How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

www.hcn.org

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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · Aug 26

A new 5-year mission begins!

I'm so grateful to everyone at NASA Astrobiology for this opportunity to advance our search for life in the universe with @calebscharf.bsky.social and our team of amazing colleagues at @carnegiescience.bsky.social, NASA Ames, and beyond!

Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · Aug 26

"We're at the edge of a new era in astrobiology. We've never had more data or more computing power. Now is the moment to bring it all together and finally ask—and maybe answer—the biggest question of all: Are we alone?"
-Michael Wong (@miquai.bsky.social)

More👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/can-we-...

Can We Teach A.I. to Detect Life? Carnegie Scientist Co-Leads NASA-Funded Effort

Are we alone in the universe? A new $5 million NASA-funded project co-led by Carnegie’s Michael Wong and NASA’s Caleb Scharf will train A.I. on a vast planetary dataset to recognize signs of life and…

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hope you both enjoy the article!

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Aug 14

When I visited 🌵 NP in April, I found the saguaro flowers so surreal. Against the saguaro's austerity, they looked decadent, dressing cactuses in flapper chic. Flowers on the cactus arms looked like bouquets offerings to passers-by.

I'm so glad @highcountrynews.org let me indulge my curiosity.

Counting flowers to read the saguaro’s future - High Country News

Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Aug 15

Kylie @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social is an awesome editor with an impeccable eye! It was great to work with her on this piece.

Kylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · Aug 15

The first story I edited in my capacity as a contributing editor for @highcountrynews.org is up! Consider this lovely piece by @goesbykim.bsky.social as a bit of a palate cleanser, with reeeeaaallly cool photos: www.hcn.org/articles/cou...

Counting flowers to read the saguaro’s future - High Country News

Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.

www.hcn.org

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Aug 14

Researchers are monitoring saguaro flowers in the Sonoran Desert to understand the environmental cues influencing when and how they sprout, patterns that are fluctuating in the face of climate change.

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Counting flowers to read the saguaro’s future - High Country News

Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Aug 14

When I visited 🌵 NP in April, I found the saguaro flowers so surreal. Against the saguaro's austerity, they looked decadent, dressing cactuses in flapper chic. Flowers on the cactus arms looked like bouquets offerings to passers-by.

I'm so glad @highcountrynews.org let me indulge my curiosity.

Counting flowers to read the saguaro’s future - High Country News

Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jul 31

In June, a lynx rewilding project in eastern WA confirmed the first wild kitten litters to be born here.

But fate had ironic timing. The same month, the Forest Service announced the repeal of the roadless rule. The lynx birthing grounds would be among those subject to the repeal.

Read more here:

The Trump administration’s repeal of the roadless rule could threaten wildlife - High Country News

A 2001 policy restricts road construction on Forest Service land. What happens to at-risk species if it’s removed?

www.hcn.org

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Jul 15

After a deadly algal bloom, someone has to pick up the pieces, so scientists can put them together.

Meet LA’s detective for dead marine mammals - High Country News

A day in the life of a scientist studying the aftermath of the city’s deadly algal blooms.

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Jul 14

Federal policies are making it challenging for trail crews from the Forest Service, stewardship organizations and volunteer groups to clean up trails this summer.

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Trump administration budget cuts wreak havoc on trail maintenance - High Country News

As tourism season begins, trail crews are facing disruptions in key trail maintenance projects.

www.hcn.org

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Dan Samorodnitsky @dsamorod.bsky.social · Jul 14

When sun hits you, what does it *hit*? It rockets into your RNA, and the sound of colliding ribosomes and potholed RNA signals to your body to do something: produce a sunburn. My latest for @quantamagazine.bsky.social.

www.quantamagazine.org/rna-is-the-c...

RNA Is the Cell’s Emergency Alert System | Quanta Magazine

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals danger.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jul 14

This isn't to say that agrivoltaics isn't a wonderful climate solution! It is! But if we want to make it happen in places that could benefit from it the most, such as in Arizona, more focus should be directed toward the practical challenges, some of the "unsexy stuff."

Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jul 14

While media coverage has often lauded agrivoltaics, i.e. the marriage of solar and farming, reality has proven that it's quite a challenge to get it off the ground. Take Arizona, for example, a place of abundant sunshine and scarce water. From all appearances, agrivoltaics should be a shoe-in here.

Why isn’t agrivoltaics taking off in Arizona? - High Country News

Logistical hurdles and a lack of solar incentives keep panels and plants apart.

www.hcn.org

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · Jul 10

Federal layoffs are likely to move ahead quickly, with major impacts on conservation and science.

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Mass layoffs can move forward, with devastating impacts for conservation and science - High Country News

‘Shortsighted’ cuts could eliminate bird banding program, federal bee research and much more.

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Jun 30

I once met a man named Jacob. He was in his seventies, a small man, stooped and bent, who looked much older than he was. He was kind and gracious, and was used to people being put off by his posture and size. His story of how he ended up like that is informative. 1/

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · Jun 30

“The Department of Homeland Security has formally instituted a new requirement that members of Congress and their staff provide a week of notice before they visit immigration detention facilities, a policy that is at odds with a federal law that allows lawmakers to make unannounced oversight trips.“

ICE to require lawmakers to give a week’s notice before detention visits.

www.nytimes.com

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jun 9

"Produced water" isn't "water" in any life-giving sense of the word, environmentalists say, but it's definitely produced—an existential problem of oil+gas's own making.

New Mexico is weighing the reuse this toxic waste, and environmental groups are sounding the alarm.

Me for @highcountrynews.org

Can fracking wastewater be reused? - High Country News

New Mexico’s legislators are eager to repurpose “produced water,” but environmental organizations say that there is no safe way to do that.

www.hcn.org

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jun 3

Just. Wow.

dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · Jun 3

Confidential records obtained by WIRED & @propertyofthepeople.org show the ag industry deploying moles to infiltrate activist meetings, while functionally serving as FBI informants, in a shadow campaign to brand the animal rights movement America's biggest bioterrorism threat.

My latest @wired.com:

How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Terrorists

For years, a powerful ‘Big Ag’ trade group served up information on activists to the FBI. Records reveal a decade-long effort to see the animal rights movement labeled a legitimate terrorism threat.

www.wired.com

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Shi En Kim @goesbykim.bsky.social · Jun 3

Got woken up by a phone call, took an impromptu interview — braces still in my mouth, voice still scratchy, eyes still not fully open, brain screaming for caffeine — and proceeded to have one of the best chats of my life.

My job is cool.

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