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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a>’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roundup</a> The corporation behind Roundup <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbicide</a> has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.by Schuyler Mitchell, March 21 2025"Last August, 11 industry-friendly red states, led by Nebraska and Iowa, submitted a 436-page petition asking the agency to amend its labeling rules under the Federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Insecticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insecticide</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rodenticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rodenticide</a>, and Fungicide Act, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FIFRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FIFRA</a>. The proposed rule change would explicitly prohibit states from labeling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticides</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbicides</a> with warnings about cancer, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirthDefects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirthDefects</a>, and reproductive harm if those notices contradict the EPA’s risk assessment."The states made clear that their ultimate goal is to thwart future lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Their petition argued that recent court rulings have created a 'gap in FIFRA’s regulatory framework' that the proposed rule change would plug."In January, in a move initiated by the Biden administration, the EPA took a first step of accepting public comment on the rule-making petition, with a deadline of March 24 — though this step is exploratory and does not mean a new rule will be issued. Still, the EPA’s decision could have disastrous consequences if Donald Trump’s second administration is as friendly to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChemicalIndustry</a> as it was in his first. "'It’s telling of the lengths that pesticide manufacturers will go to make sure that nothing interferes with their profit margins,' said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'There’s a reality that the industry itself generates much of the data, and they say it’s safe, and then EPA approves that determination.”Read more: <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/21/trump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2025/03/21/trump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/VsfWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/VsfWE</a>Link for public comment: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KillThePoor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlyphosateKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlyphosateKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonsantoKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MonsantoKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RunOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunOff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cancer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigChemical</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigAg</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoundupReady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoundupReady</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microbiota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microbiota</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeeKilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeKilling</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BayerKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BayerKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CenterForBiologicalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CenterForBiologicalDiversity</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s federal cuts threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> communities They told U.S. House lawmakers that the administration’s “chainsaw approach” to government cuts will disproportionately harm <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndianCountry</a>by Shondiin Silversmith, Mar 6, 2025"From securing funding for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndianHealth</a> Services and ongoing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterSettlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterSettlements</a> to increasing investments in infrastructure, education and law enforcement, many Indigenous leaders and organizations are raising the alarm about the devastation that federal funding cuts could bring for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmericans</a>."More than 60 tribal leaders and organizations from across Indian Country testified over three days to a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee on the federal funding needs of Indigenous people and their communities nationwide."'I know there’s never enough funding to go around,' Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said, and he appreciates how the subcommittee has consistently set aside several days to hear Indian Country’s funding priorities."'It is the process that starts the funding decisions for tribal programs, staffing and priorities for this administration,' he added. Tribal leaders and organizations gave five-minute testimonies to the subcommittee from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27. "Lewis used his five minutes to discuss the Trump administration’s actions and their impact on his community."There is 'real fear' within tribal communities about what is happening in Washington, D.C., he said, referencing the freezing of federal funding and the mass firing of federal employees across the government.[...]"He added that the cuts are being made without considering how they will impact services. Rather than making the government more efficient and effective, it is 'creating a federal workforce that is paralyzed by fear.'"Lewis called the administration’s actions <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#destabilizing</a> and said they will have a disproportionate impact on Indian Country."'The government-to-government relationship is only as strong as our federal partner,' he said. 'And right now, there is a real concern that the federal side of this partnership has the real potential of being dismantled.'"Read more: <a href="https://ictnews.org/news/tribal-leaders-sound-alarm-as-trumps-federal-cuts-threaten-indigenous-communities-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ictnews.org/news/tribal-leaders-sound-alarm-as-trumps-federal-cuts-threaten-indigenous-communities-</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RespectTheTreaties</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USGovtCleanUpYourMess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USGovtCleanUpYourMess</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UraniumMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UraniumMilling</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousHealth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthCare</a>

DoomsdaysCWIn other news...Meet the 2024-2026 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NDN</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Changemakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Changemakers</a> By Jordynn Paz • March 5, 2025"In October, NDN Collective announced the recipients of the 2024/26 Changemaker Fellowship, a cohort of 21 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> leaders from throughout <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TurtleIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TurtleIsland</a>, Islands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hawaii</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Borik%C3%A9n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Borikén</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PuertoRico</a>, the U.S. territories of American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Samoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Samoa</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guam</a>, the Northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mariana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mariana</a> Islands, and the U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VirginIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VirginIslands</a>. These incredible fellows are transforming their communities, defending Indigenous lands and waters, developing solutions for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regenerative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regenerative</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> futures, and revitalizing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousLanguages</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#governance</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ceremonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ceremonies</a> and ways of being. "We are honored to support the important and necessary work of each of these changemakers through this two-year fellowship program. With the NDN Changemaker Fellowship, individuals will focus on education, skill building, networking, community building, theory of change mapping, and mentorship."Read more: <a href="https://ndncollective.org/meet-the-2024-26-ndn-changemakers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ndncollective.org/meet-the-2024-26-ndn-changemakers/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TraditionalKnowledge</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialJustice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousHealth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousWellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousWellBeing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodSecurity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Decolonize</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectMotherEarth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LanguagePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LanguagePreservation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CulturePreservation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDNCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NDNCollective</a>

DoomsdaysCWBill to increase <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LithiumMining</a> regulations killed in [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakota</a>] state HouseBy Amelia Schafer Feb 14, 2025"A new bill to increase regulations on lithium mining in South Dakota failed to make it out of the state House on Thursday. "House Bill 1258, proposed by Rep. Nichole Uhre-Balk, D-Rapid City, would have placed lithium mining under the same regulations as gold and silver rather than its current sand and gravel standards."Hard rock mining (gold and silver) is subject to stricter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterPollution</a> control regulations than sand and gravel mining. "Organizations like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MidwestLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MidwestLithium</a> are currently exploring mining operations in the hills. Most lithium in the hills is found around the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarneyPeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarneyPeak</a> Granite formation, according to the organization's webpage. "The South Dakota lithium project is comprised of roughly 23,500 acres of both <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#federal</a> and private Land. The House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee first split 6-6 on a do-pass motion Thursday before voting 8-4 to send the bill to the 41st day, killing it."''I think the general consensus is that the issue needs to be addressed, and so we'll continue to look harder at that, make sure we get all of our any concerns addressed and try to bring that bill back next year,' Uhre-Balk told the crowd at Saturday's crackerbarrel event hosted by Elevate Rapid City."Organizations like the local Indigenous led nonprofit <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDNCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NDNCollective</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHillsCleanWaterAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHillsCleanWaterAssociation</a> spoke out in support of the bill Wednesday, stating that increased lithium mining threatens clean water for Black Hills residents especially since its treated like sand or gravel mining. "Critics of the bill, such as Mike Lees, program administrator for the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Minerals Mining Program, said current regulations are sufficient. At the crackerbarrel, Rep. Tim Goodwin, R-Rapid City, said the bill, 'was going to choke off mining. It was bureaucratic.'"Uhre-Balk said the bill wouldn't stop mining."House Agriculture committee members cited a need to better understand the issue when voting to send it to the 41st day."The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakotaMineralIndustriesOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthDakotaMineralIndustriesOrganization</a> was not immediately available for comment."Original article: <a href="https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/mining-regulations-bill-south-dakota/article_e094c352-ea57-11ef-aa4e-e38ee2e6b85a.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/mining-regulations-bill-south-dakota/article_e094c352-ea57-11ef-aa4e-e38ee2e6b85a.html</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/Gqvb8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/Gqvb8</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheBlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheBlackHills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheSacred</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DefendTheSacred</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoMiningWithoutConsent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrillBabyDrill</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeaveItInTheGround</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoLithiumMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DefendMotherEarth</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Thread] Unfortunately, South Dakota <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HB1258" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HB1258</a> was defeated [which would have put more restrictions on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LithiumMining</a>]... And I knew Burgum would betray <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeAmericans</a> (even though he promised not to).‘Unleashing American Energy’: Mining and Drilling Accelerated Under Trump AdministrationBy Angelica (Angie) Solloa • February 12, 2025"You may have heard that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHaaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DebHaaland</a> (Laguna Pueblo) transitioned out of her role as the US Secretary of the Department of Interior and announced her candidacy for Governor New Mexico. Her successor, former North Dakota Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougBurgum</a>, is steadfast in carrying out Trump’s Executive Order 14154 '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnleashingAmericanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnleashingAmericanEnergy</a>' which aims to accelerate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mining</a> and drilling on federal and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TribalLands</a>."On February 3rd, Doug Burgum released this document which outlines all the revoked projects and programs intended to protect land and the people; giving a pathway for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiningCompanies</a> to hit the ground running across Turtle Island. "In the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHills</a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacredLands</a> of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lakota</a> Peoples’, mining and drilling companies aren’t hesitating to cash out. Currently, South Dakota House Bill 1258 is under consideration by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, where it will come to a vote this Thursday, February 13th. Community members and citizens of the area were given just six days’ notice. WHAT IS HB 1258?"The passage of South Dakota House Bill 1258 would hold lithium mining to the same standards and laws as silver and gold. Under the current law, lithium mining is treated like mining for sand and gravel, and there are not enough protections for human <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> systems, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>, and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#land</a>. "HB 1258 would offer more accountability and appropriate processes for mining companies that would better protect the land, the people, and the economy of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/%C8%9Ees%C3%A1pa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ȟesápa</a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDNCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NDNCollective</a>, alongside partner the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHillsCleanWaterAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHillsCleanWaterAlliance</a>, collaborated to spread the word as fast as possible, calling on relatives to swiftly take action ahead of Thursday, February 13th." Read more: <a href="https://ndncollective.org/unleashing-american-energy-mining-and-drilling-accelerated-under-trump-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ndncollective.org/unleashing-american-energy-mining-and-drilling-accelerated-under-trump-administration/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheBlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheBlackHills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheSacred</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DefendTheSacred</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoMiningWithoutConsent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrillBabyDrill</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeaveItInTheGround</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoLithiumMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DefendMotherEarth</a>

DoomsdaysCWTrump taps <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OilIndustry</a> insider to oversee drilling on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicLands</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BureauOfLandManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BureauOfLandManagement</a> nominee <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathleenSgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KathleenSgamma</a> heads a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> industry trade group that sued the Biden administration over a landmark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservation</a> rule.By Maxine Joselow"President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> has nominated oil and gas advocate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathleenSgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KathleenSgamma</a> to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, the agency tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands and waters for the benefit of all Americans."The nomination of Sgamma, who heads a Denver-based oil and gas industry trade group called the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternEnergyAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WesternEnergyAlliance</a>, heralds a seismic shift in the management of roughly 245 million acres of public property — about one-tenth of the nation’s land mass."If confirmed by the Senate, she would be a key architect of Trump’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrillBabyDrill</a> agenda alongside Interior Secretary and '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyCzar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnergyCzar</a>' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougBurgum</a>. An MIT graduate who previously worked in consulting, she has advocated for the BLM to prioritize oil and gas drilling, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardrockMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HardrockMining</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/livestock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#livestock</a> grazing on public lands nationwide."A spokesman for Sgamma did not immediately respond to a request for comment."During his first term, Trump tapped conservative lawyer William Perry Pendley to lead the BLM on an acting basis. But Trump never nominated Pendley, a vocal advocate of selling off public lands, to helm the agency on a permanent basis, prompting a rebuke from a federal judge."President Joe Biden in 2021 chose Tracy Stone-Manning, a prominent Montana-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmentalist</a>, to lead the BLM. Earlier in her career, Stone-Manning worked on conservation policy at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWildlifeFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalWildlifeFederation</a> and led Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality."Under Biden, the BLM finalized a landmark rule that sought to put conservation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recreation</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> development on equal footing with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResourceExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResourceExtraction</a> on public lands. Sgamma’s Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit challenging that rule, which the Trump administration is expected to overturn."In an interview with The Washington Post in April, Sgamma criticized the regulation for allowing ranchers, renewable-energy developers and other interests to lease federal lands for the purpose of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservation</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HabitatRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HabitatRestoration</a>."We have no choice but to litigate,' she said. 'These conservation leases seem to be designed to preclude energy development on federal lands.'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environmentalists</a> criticized <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sgamma</a>’s nomination."'This choice shows that the new administration will leave no favor ungranted for the oil and gas industry and the wealthy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/executives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#executives</a> who funded Trump’s campaign,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlanZibel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlanZibel</a>, oil and gas research director with the liberal advocacy group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicCitizen</a>, said in an email."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeffEshelman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JeffEshelman</a>, president and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CEO</a> of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, which represents small oil producers, praised Sgamma’s selection while critiquing the Biden administration."Original article: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645.0-724.1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645.0-724.1</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oiligarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KillCapitalism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corporatocracy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilCriminals</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoMiningWithoutConsent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningOnConservationLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoMiningOnConservationLands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrainTheSwamp</a>? More like, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilUpTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OilUpTheSwamp</a>!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica</a>

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