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zephry<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/oil-gas-drilling-alaska-national-wildlife-refuge" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/oil-gas-drilling-alaska-national-wildlife-refuge</a>White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refugeOn Thursday, the interior secretary announced the opening of 1.56m acres across ANWR’s coastal plains, which is home to various wildlife including polar bears, caribou and moose, as well as whales and seals.In addition, the department reissued necessary permits to establish the Ambler Road Project, a controversial proposal for a 211-mile gravel road, part of which will be built through south-western Alaska’s Izembek national wildlife refuge.Once built, the road would endanger more than 200,000 migratory birds that cross through the refuge annually, among other wildlife, according to the National Wildlife Refuge Association. The project would also threaten multiple Indigenous tribes that rely on the area for hunting and fishing. At least 39 of Alaska’s interior villages and 37 tribes oppose the road.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resist</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alaska</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/oildrilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oildrilling</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a>

NonilexBurgum also announced that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Interior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interior</a> Dept had finalized a deal that would allow a contentious gravel <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/road" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#road</a> to be built through the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Izembek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Izembek</a> National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WildlifeRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeRefuge</a> in SW <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alaska</a>. And he reiterated that the agency would greenlight an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#industrial</a> road that would cut through pristine <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilderness</a> to reach a proposed copper & zinc <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mine</a> in northern Alaska.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SaveRoadless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveRoadless</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ProtectTheArctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectTheArctic</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admini on Thursday announced a plan to allow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oil</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gas</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drilling</a> in Alaska’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arctic</a> National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WildlifeRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeRefuge</a>, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilderness</a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a>.The decision was the latest twist in a long-running fight over the fate of the refuge’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CoastalPlain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoastalPlain</a>, an unspoiled expanse of 1.56 million acres that is believed to sit atop billions of barrels of oil but is also a critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitat</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PolarBears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PolarBears</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caribou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caribou</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MigratoryBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MigratoryBirds</a> & other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Opens Pristine <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wilderness</a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Drilling</a> in Long-Running FeudThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Interior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interior</a> Department also said it would allow a contentious <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/road" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#road</a> to be built through the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Izembek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Izembek</a> National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WildlifeRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeRefuge</a> in southwestern Alaska.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SaveRoadless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveRoadless</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ProtectTheArctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectTheArctic</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/climate/trump-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-oil-drilling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/climate/trump-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-oil-drilling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a>

Adam Gladstone<a href="https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/1-puffer-pond-in-assabet-national-wildlife-refuge-adam-gladstone.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/1-puffer-pond-in-assabet-national-wildlife-refuge-adam-gladstone.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackandwhitephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackandwhitephotograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackandwhitephotograph</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/national" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#national</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ayearforart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buyintoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buyintoart2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fineartamerica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fineartamerica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fineartamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fineartamerica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedigiftsho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedigiftsho</a>

Adam GladstoneHere's the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grayscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grayscale</a> ( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackakndwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackakndwhite</a> ) version of what I posted yesterday:<a href="https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/monochrome-version-of-puffer-pond-adam-gladstone.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/monochrome-version-of-puffer-pond-adam-gladstone.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MonochromeMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MonochromeMonday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackandwhitephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ayearforart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buyintoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedigiftshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assabet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fineartamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fineartamerica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wallart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wallart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/officedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#officedecor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homedeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homedeco</a>

nationalparksNew Dungeness Light Station today. For those interested in visiting, general location reference points include Washington (USA), British Columbia (Canada), Salish Sea, Puget Sound, and Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. Image credit NDLSA. Learn more at <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USFWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USFWS</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/lighthouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lighthouse</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/interpretation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interpretation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/publiclands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiclands</a> and <a href="https://newdungenesslighthouse.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newdungenesslighthouse.com</a> and <a href="https://www.fws.gov/refuge/dungeness" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fws.gov/refuge/dungeness</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#washington</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nationalhistoricsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nationalhistoricsite</a>

Adventures of Ranger SarahRanger Sarah stops at the District's office of the Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District. — at Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District - Nebraska <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventuresofrangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventuresofrangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nebraska</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdooradventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdooradventures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a>

Adventures of Ranger SarahRanger Sarah at Funk Waterfowl Production Area. This is part of the Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District. — at Funk Waterfowl Production Area - Nebraska<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventuresofrangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventuresofrangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nebraska</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdooradventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdooradventures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a>

Adventures of Ranger SarahRanger Sarah looks out over the refuge. Early morning or just before sunset are the best times to observe wildlife. — at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventuresofrangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventuresofrangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kansas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdooradventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdooradventures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a>

Adventures of Ranger SarahRanger Sarah heads out to an observation deck to check out the refuge. Refuge lies in an area where the tall-grass prairies of the east meet the short-grass plains of the west. As a result, a mixture of wildlife, grasses, and wildflowers found from both prairie habitats are found on the Refuge. — at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventuresofrangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventuresofrangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kansas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdooradventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdooradventures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a>

Adventures of Ranger SarahRanger Sarah learns about Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge lies in an area where the tall-grass prairies of the east meet the short-grass plains of the west. As a result, a mixture of wildlife, grasses, and wildflowers found from both prairie habitats are found on the Refuge. — at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventuresofrangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventuresofrangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kansas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdooradventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdooradventures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a>

Adventures of Ranger SarahRanger Sarah has arrived at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge is located in the rolling hills and narrow valley of the North Fork of the Solomon River in north-central Kansas. On the ancestral homelands of the Pawnee (Pâri). — at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventuresofrangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventuresofrangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rangersarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rangersarah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kansas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdooradventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdooradventures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outdoors</a>

Michael LyonQuails at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/quails?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quails</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Oregon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildliferefuge?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonz6?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonz6</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a>

Michael / マイケル🦁📸🎮Quails at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nature" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23birds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23quails" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quails</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animals" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Oregon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23travel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23wildliferefuge" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nikonz6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonz6</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration fast-tracks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oil</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mining</a> projects, angering <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmentalists</a>By Mary Cunningham Updated on: April 25, 2025"The Trump administration said it will accelerate permit approvals for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mining</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drilling</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> production and transportation on public land, fast-tracking a review process that would normally take years. "In announcing the emergency procedures Wednesday, the Department of the Interior, which oversees the management of federal lands and natural resources, said the permitting process will now take up to '28 days at most' — a drastic departure from the current one- to two-year timeline. "The government agency said the move is in response to President Trump's January 20 declaration of a national energy emergency. In an executive order on the first day of his second term, the White House said it would 'eliminate harmful, coercive 'climate' policies that increase the costs of food and fuel.' [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>, caused by harmful oil, gas and coal, will take care of that! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAFO</a>!]"The speedy permitting policy opens the door for the U.S. to expand oil and gas projects and for Mr. Trump to make good on his promise to "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DrillBabyDrill</a>" — a common refrain on his campaign trail. The new guidelines will apply to a wide range of energy projects, including crude <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oil</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturalGas</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coal</a>."The U.S. leads the world in oil and gas production, with an output of 20 million barrels of oil a day and accounting for roughly a quarter of global gas production, according to the International Energy Agency."The DOI said it would use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emergency</a> authorities under the National Environmental Policy Act, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpeciesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpeciesAct</a> and the National <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HistoricPreservationAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricPreservationAct</a> to expedite the permitting process." 'The United States cannot afford to wait,' Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said in a statement on Wednesday. 'President Trump has made it clear that our energy security is national security, and these emergency procedures reflect our unwavering commitment to protecting both.'Environmental advocates rebuked the announcement, saying that in addition to adverse environmental impacts on public land and water sources, the expedited procedures will strip away community members' ability to weigh in on projects happening in their own backyards. Experts say the move is expected to draw legal challenges." Read more: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-drilling-mining-permitting-process-shortened/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-drilling-mining-permitting-process-shortened/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeaveItInTheGround</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oiligarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDrilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDrilling</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoPipelines</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtractiveIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtractiveIndustries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SacredSites</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WildlifeRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeRefuge</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Extinction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CulturalGenocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MadKingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MadKingTrump</a>

DoomsdaysCWWhite House plans for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OilAndGas</a> face hurdles – including from Trump and the industry President Donald Trump says he wants to grow oil and gas production and advance the goal of what he calls U.S. 'energy dominance' The Conversation Apr 24, 2025Excerpt: "In one of his first executive orders after retaking office on Jan. 20, 2025, Trump declared that the U.S. would develop Alaska’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petroleum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#petroleum</a> resources 'to the fullest extent possible.'"The Biden administration had banned oil leasing in three areas of Alaska. One was all but 400,000 acres in the coastal plain portion of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge</a>. Another was a 13-million-acre swath of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a massive parcel of federal land west of the refuge. The third area was 44 million acres of the offshore coastal portion of the northern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeringSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeringSea</a>, based on concerns for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalRights</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MigrationRoutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MigrationRoutes</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineMammals</a>."Trump moved quickly to reverse all these bans, describing them as an 'assault on Alaska’s sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop (its) resources for the benefit of the Nation.' And Trump went farther, expanding the available land by an additional 6 million acres in the petroleum reserve and another 1.1 million acres of the wildlife refuge."All those areas are home to many different types of wildlife, as well as Indigenous groups."Read more: <a href="https://ictnews.org/opinion/white-house-plans-for-alaska-oil-and-gas-face-hurdles-including-from-trump-and-the-industry" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ictnews.org/opinion/white-house-plans-for-alaska-oil-and-gas-face-hurdles-including-from-trump-and-the-industry</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountryToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndianCountryToday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousAlaskans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousAlaskans</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WildlifeRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeRefuge</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDrilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDrilling</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoPipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoPipelines</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtractiveIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtractiveIndustries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a>

Michael LyonGolden-crowned sparrow at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sparrows?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sparrows</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Oregon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildliferefuge?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonz6?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonz6</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a>

Michael / マイケル🦁📸🎮Scenic red barn at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23redbarn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#redbarn</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23birds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animals" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nature" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Oregon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23travel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23wildliferefuge" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nikonz6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonz6</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23scape" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scape</a>

Michael LyonScenic red barn at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/redbarn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#redbarn</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Oregon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildliferefuge?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildliferefuge</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonz6?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonz6</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a>

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