Will Solomon
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Lawmakers have framed the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) as a necessary response to disastrous wildfires, but critics argue the bill’s solutions are a mirage. They say it would allow officials to push through large management projects indiscriminately, while limiting avenues for public oversight.
Fix Our Forests in Name Only
A new piece of bipartisan legislation would erode safeguards meant to protect trees
www.sierraclub.org
I've got a new story on this awful bill making its way through Congress (with abundant Democratic support):
Reposted by Will Solomon
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
I've got a new story on this awful bill making its way through Congress (with abundant Democratic support):
Lawmakers have framed the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) as a necessary response to disastrous wildfires, but critics argue the bill’s solutions are a mirage. They say it would allow officials to push through large management projects indiscriminately, while limiting avenues for public oversight.
Fix Our Forests in Name Only
A new piece of bipartisan legislation would erode safeguards meant to protect trees
www.sierraclub.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I've got a new story on this awful bill making its way through Congress (with abundant Democratic support):
Reposted by Will Solomon
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
I've got a new story up today on impending old-growth logging in Vermont:
Federal officials are preparing to sign off this spring on what some activists say is among the most reckless proposed logging projects in the country: the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project in Vermont.
Feds Preparing to Sign-Off on Contentious Vermont Logging Plan
Environmental activists say the proposal threatens Green Mountain National Forest’s roadless areas and old-growth trees.
www.earthisland.org
January 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I've got a new story up today on impending old-growth logging in Vermont: