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Ted Zukoski

@tedzukoski.bsky.social

Lawyer working to protect public lands & the climate in the US Southwest. Would-be backpacker. Birder. "World's Okayest Dad" (says 1 of my kids). Personal (not professional) account.

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Ted Zukoski@tedzukoski.bsky.social · 3d ago

Enjoyed/slogged through an amazing/difficult backpacking trip in Sequoia-King Canyon National Park in July. Deadman Canyon was a highlight. Need to get in better shape (or be 30 years younger) for the next adventure.

Unnamed peak in Deadman Canyon, Kings Canyon National Park, reflected in a stream and framed by conifers. July 2026.Big Bird Peak, Kings Canyon National Park, as seen from the stream meandering through Ranger Meadow. July 2026.
Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 5d ago

“Some people think we can wait and, when it gets too bad, then we reduce emissions and things will get better again. People don’t realise that we can’t make it get better again. We can only prevent it from getting much worse.”

‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis

In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?

theguardian.com

Ted Zukoski@tedzukoski.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remember when we had a President who, at least rhetorically, was "unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world." Not so much anymore.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 3w ago

A human rights lawyer fled China and came legally to the US , where he is applying for asylum and waiting for his case to be adjudicated. He was delivering packages for Amazon when ICE arrested him this week. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3w ago

As always: if there's any class of people who do not have due process rights, then *nobody* has due process rights, because the government can just claim someone is in that class and there's no process to establish otherwise.

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof@evanbernick.bsky.social · 3w ago

I need people to understand that this administration’s litigating position is (1) federal law currently mandates the detention, without bond, of every noncitizen who is allegedly unlawfully present and (2) constitutionally, they don’t get a day in court. they’re generally losing, but they’re trying.

Ochoa Ochoa v. Noem: Due Process Having concluded that Ochoa Ochoa's detention is discretionary and not mandatory, the court turns to whether it violates due process. "Procedural due process imposes constraints on governmental decisions which deprive individuals of liberty' or 'property' interests within the meaning of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment." Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 332 (1976). "Freedom from imprisonment-from government custody, detention, or other forms of physical restraint-lies at the heart of the very liberty that [the Due Process Clause] protects." Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 690 (2001). To support its argument that Ochoa Ochoa has limited due process rights in the detention context, Respondents rely on Dep't of Homeland Sec. v. Thuraissigiam, where the Supreme Court held that a petitioner who was still "at the threshold of initial entry," though technically in the country, could still be treated as "an alien seeking initial entry." 591 U.S. 103, 114 2020) holding that a noncitizen detained "within 25 yards of the border" is treated as if stopped at the border and had not acquired due process protections). Contrary to Respondents' position, Thuraissigiam held only that noncitizens detained close to the border "shortly after unlawful entry" have not yet "effected an entry." Id. at 140; see also Shaughnessy v. United States, 345 U.S. 206, 212 (1953) (explaining that noncitizens "on the threshold of initial entry stand[] on a different footing" than those who have "passed through our gates").
Ted Zukoski@tedzukoski.bsky.social · 3w ago

New study shows Forest Service roadless areas are good for rivers, good for drinking water, good for recreation. Roadless "influenced watersheds supply drinking water to at least 25 million Americans." journals.plos.org/water/articl...

Assessing the value of the U.S. Roadless Rule for people and nature

For more than a century, forest policy in the United States has recognized the importance of protecting forested watersheds to safeguard water resources. The 2001 U.S. Forest Service Roadless Area Con...

journals.plos.org

Rude Law Dog@esghound.com · 3w ago

An unfathomable clean air act violation. I worked in this exact field for years, including in oil and gas, and i still can't get over how wanton and obvious this crime is. Just stunning

xAI's unpermitted turbine emissions would dwarf federal permit thresholds Potential annual emissions, in short tons, from 30 unpermitted turbines at xAI's Southaven, MS facility Chart: Potential emissions at 80% load Nitrogen oxide: 2,474 Carbon monoxide: 4,065 A vertical dotted line indicates the Federal permit threshold. Note: Federal permit threshold of 100 short tons/year is based on emissions at 100% capacity. Emissions shown at 80% capacity reflect the lower end of typical operating levels for gas turbines, according to the EPA. He said the facility would be on par with the top 25 U.S. gas plants for nitrogen oxide emissions, citing EPA data for actual emissions. [This alt text added by gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview AI]
Reuters@reuters.com · 3w ago

Elon Musk's xAI has installed more than double the number of gas turbines than it has publicly acknowledged to power its Colossus 2 data center project, without federal permits, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest reut.rs/4bIghEm

Arlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️@abecenti.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wrote this in May 2025. With reports of Trump ready to shrink Bears Ears National Monument as soon as tomorrow, I thought I’d repost this. I’ll have an update tomorrow or Tuesday of what transpires.

What will happen to Bears Ears monument under Trump? Tribes fear loss of sacred spaces

People who live near Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah fear that the Trump administration will open land to energy development.

azcentral.com

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich@riogranderift.bsky.social · 3w ago

With respect, @whitehouse.senate.gov, it's deeply problematic to contend that permitting reform, as defined by this Congress, is a solution to either Trump's blockade of renewables or favoritism towards fossil fuels. It just isn't. At best, it's a trap & deal with the devil. And we will fight it.

73 western groups to Senate leadership: No deal with devil on permit reform - Western Environmental Law Center

Contact: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-751-0351, eriksg@westernlaw.org Today, 73 western community, conservation, faith, and Indigenous groups representing 2.6 million...

westernlaw.org

Ted Zukoski@tedzukoski.bsky.social · 3w ago

Colorado's Roan Plateau includes some of the most biodiverse wildlife habitats in the state. The Trump administration is preparing to lease it for oil and gas drilling. aspenjournalism.org/when-oil-and... #colorado #oilandgas

When oil and gas trump other uses - Aspen Journalism

Colorado’s Roan Plateau, a favorite backcountry zone for hunters, anglers and hikers because of its high-quality wildlife habitat, is once being proposed for oil and gas development. The Bureau of Lan...

aspenjournalism.org

Ben Goldfarb@bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 4w ago

Between this and proposed Roadless Rule revocation, this administration’s goal appears to be destruction of every scrap of wildlife habitat in America.

Maxine Joselow@maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Trump admin just changed the definition of "harm" to animals under the Endangered Species Act, in what environmentalists called the biggest erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 years. @nytimes.com gift link to the story w/ @catrineinhorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

Earthjustice@earthjustice.org · 4w ago

"For the first time ever, a presidential administration now claims that species protected by the Endangered Species Act shouldn’t be safe from habitat modification that destroys where they live, raise their young, or search for food," said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.

‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining

Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct

theguardian.com

Maxine Joselow@maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Trump admin just changed the definition of "harm" to animals under the Endangered Species Act, in what environmentalists called the biggest erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 years. @nytimes.com gift link to the story w/ @catrineinhorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species (Gift Article)

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

nytimes.com