Wyatt Myskow

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Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Would Open Some of Southern California’s Last Wild Forests to Development - Inside Climate News The Trump administration claims opening protected areas like Cleveland National Forest to road building will aid the timber industry and reduce wildfires. Opponents see a giveaway that will lead to mo...

If you want to escape the sprawl of Southern California, Cleveland National Forest is the place to go.

But the rule that protects forests like it from the development is on track to be overturned by the Trump administration.

My latest, plus some cool📸
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USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

The surging price tag of wildfires, in one chart Wildfires are getting worse — and a lot more expensive for the rest of us.

Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive.

A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression.

@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert - Inside Climate News Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate ...

"You literally are really bad at being alive,” Stewart jokingly told the ungainly saguaro before him. “But the fungi are helping."

Love to see fungi highlighted in climate stories! This one by @wyattmyskow.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2206202...

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert - Inside Climate News Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate ...

And if you think this is interesting, you should read the full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/2206202...

Behind the Scenes: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Cacti and Fungi in the Sonoran Desert - Inside Climate News Researchers are unraveling the complex symbiotic relationship between fungi and the saguaro cactus, which is increasingly at risk from climate change.

In today's @insideclimatenews.org weekly newsletter, you get to hear all about my reporting and what I learned in the field for what is my favorite story I've written so far this year (but don't fret, more Big Stories coming soon):

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Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry - Inside Climate News The administration is opening millions of additional acres of public land to mining while slashing royalty rates and environmental regulations for coal. Environmentalists warn of skyrocketing costs an...

U.S. officials declared yesterday that "America needs coal more than ever" and that coal “is an industry that has been under assault."

Not mentioned: climate change, and how coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel.

From my colleague @jakebolster.bsky.social
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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

ICYMI: Our team dug deeper into the Trump administration's misleading climate science report. It's more than a fact check. We show the sleights of hand they employ - fake debates, manipulated data, reliance on fossil fuel-funded experts - to reach a desired outcome. www.politico.com/interactives...

Heatmap Is Hiring a News Intern Come work with us.

Heatmap News is hiring an intern!

Help us tell the inside story of the race to fix the planet. More details on the role and application procedures at the link below. Interested parties should send a cover letter, resume, and a few published clips to editors [at] heatmap [dot] news!

Lots of fun quotes in this one:

"We cannot afford to do stupid things with water anymore in Arizona."

"I don’t believe utilities should be able to do whatever they damn well please."

"Republicans are folding to Big Oil and big corporations instead of lowering rates for consumers."

Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration - Inside Climate News Kris Mayes has long been one of the state’s biggest climate champions. As attorney general, she's taking on the Trump administration and the state's biggest utility as it pushes a 14 percent rate hike...

At a time when the federal government, states and utilities are walking back or outright dismantling efforts to address climate change, Arizona's attorney general continues to make it a priority.

I recently spoke with her about why:

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YouTube video by Inside Climate News Inside Climate Talks: A Tumultuous Moment for Public Lands and All Who Rely on Them

Thrilled to appear alongside @wyattmyskow.bsky.social and Michael Kodas to discuss the status of public lands in the U.S. as part of @insideclimatenews.org's Inside Climate Talk series. Check it out here, and see the other videos on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60j...

Trump Takes His ‘Green Energy Scam’ Talk to the UN - Inside Climate News The U.S. president promoted himself and criticized a wide variety of targets, including renewable energy.

President Trump went to the U.N. to say climate change is not a major concern and warn against the “green new scam,” a message that seemed to come from a different reality than that of other leaders.

At the UN today Trump called climate change the ‘greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.’

Congrats to the clever plotters for enlisting the planet’s glaciers, oceans and forests in their scheme.

All because of a few compelling but misinformed narratives about building renewables and transmission and folks‘ lack of understanding of the what national environmental policy act actually does. Huge failure.

Permitting reform remains the biggest unforced error of climate politics.

Final federal approval of massive NV Energy transmission project delayed again - The Nevada Independent Final federal approval of massive NV Energy transmission project delayed again. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Trump administration putting the Nevada solar boom on hold, to the point where even Nevada's Republican governor is unhappy: thenevadaindependent.com/article/fina...

Environmentalists were blunt in their concern:

“NEPA seems so arcane and bureaucratic and ‘oh, it’s red tape,’ but in reality, that red tape is the only thing standing between us and having our water poisoned and our air unbreathable and our wildlife all dead.”

One of the First to Benefit From Trump’s Cuts to Environmental Review: a Nevada Gold Mine - Inside Climate News Orla Mining's project near Elko will be the first open-pit mine to receive an accelerated review following the Trump administration’s push to speed permitting for extraction. Opponents fear the public...

The Trump administration has gutted environmental review for projects needing federal approval, dramatically limiting the public’s ability to raise concerns.

A proposed Nevada gold mine will be the first hard rock mine to benefit.

A scoop from me:

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Republicans are honoring Charlie Kirk’s memory by declaring war on the First AmendmentThe guardians of ‘free speech’ sure had a change of heart.

We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...

Today marks ten years since I got my first story published in my high school newspaper.

Somehow someway, I’m still reporting. Here’s to another ten years.

‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately - Inside Climate News A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their combined capacity by the end of next summer.

On the Colorado River, experts issue a dire warning that “immediate and substantial reductions” must be made due to current water levels.

“The River recognizes no human laws or governance structures and follows only physical ones,” they write.
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A long-journeying bird connects lakes in California and Argentina — and two communities A bird called the Wilson's phalarope journeys between California's Mono Lake and Argentina. The birds have inspired close connections between scientists and students.

I wrote about the Wilson’s phalarope, a bird that migrates thousands of miles between Mono Lake and another salt lake in Argentina. These amazing birds have inspired a close partnership between communities in California and Argentina. www.latimes.com/environment/...

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order instructing prosecutors to go after protesters who desecrate the American flag.

The Supreme Court has been clear: Desecrating the flag, including by burning it, is protected by the First Amendment.

The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.

A Sunday must read from Inside Climate Change: the exploits of "the Chinese Erin Brockovich.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...

Amid Tense Negotiations Over the Colorado River’s Future, Arizona Mayors Unite Against ‘Threat’ to State’s Water - Inside Climate News The Central Arizona Project and over 20 Arizona cities are forming a new coalition to advocate for their water on the Colorado River, saying some other states are “unwilling” to do what is necessary t...

A new coalition has formed to advocate for Arizona’s water rights on the Colorado River.

Their message: “The unwillingness of some to protect its future have put immense pressure on the Colorado River system” and is a threat to Arizona’s share of the river.

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Court Temporarily Halts Land Transfer That Would Allow a Mine to Destroy Western Apache Sacred Land - Inside Climate News The Western Apache and a coalition of environmental groups have fought for years against the Resolution Copper mine, which would become one of the country’s largest at the cost of a site revered by th...

While President Trump calls opposition to the Resolution Copper mine that would destroy a sacred site for Western Apache people “anti-American,” I have the actual details on what’s happening and why the mine is so controversial.

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Trump smearing us as ‘anti-American’. If Oak Flat is mined, the winners won't be Americans, and definitely not Native Americans, whose sacred site will be destroyed but two foreign mining giants, BHP (Australia) and Rio Tinto (UK) whose largest shareholder is a Chinese state-owned company.

Mesquite bosque set aside to ease impact of one copper mine, at risk from another mine near Mammoth - AZ Luminaria A new copper mine threatens an Arizona mesquite forest meant to offset the loss of sacred Western Apache land at Oak Flat

The San Pedro Valley is one of Arizona's ecological jewels and a top choice for developers to buy up land to mitigate the impact of projects elsewhere.

But now, miners are seeking to extract from the valley's mountains—putting the area's mitigation sites at risk.
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