The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
These are their stories.
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Trump administration fast-tracks oil transport expansion in eastern Utah
The Bureau of Land Management approved the expansion of an oil transloading facility in Carbon County Thursday evening after an expedited review under President Trump’s “national energy emergency” dec...
The BLM approved the expansion of an oil transport facility in eastern Utah Thursday evening after a 16-day review. This will increase the amount of waxy crude oil producers can truck out of the Uinta Basin and transfer onto rails cars that travel for over 100 miles along the Colorado River.
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UPDATE: Forsyth Fire destroys 12 structures, including primary and secondary homes in Pine Valley.
21.06.2025 00:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Forsyth Fire in Washington County forces mandatory evacuations, as other fires across southern Utah grow
The Forsyth Fire prompted mandatory evacuations in the Pine Valley community, forcing 400 to 500 people from their homes. There are approximately 450 homes in the area, with half of those inhabited by...
Wildfires are growing across Southern Utah. Last night, the Forsyth Fire started north of St. George. The France Canyon Fire near Bryce Canyon has spread to more than 9,000 acres, and the Bridge Creek Fire on Navajo Mountain near Lake Powell is now over 1,000 acres. Critical fire weather persists.
20.06.2025 19:57 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Zion National Park reopens bridge to popular trails after more than 2 years
Zion National Park on Tuesday reopened a bridge connecting Zion Lodge to the popular Emerald Pools hiking trails that weave through ephemeral waterfalls and essential water bodies for wildlife.
I'm excited to share I started a new position this week as Southwestern Utah Reporter with @sltrib.com. Here's my first quick story on the reconstruction of the Emerald Pools Bridge in Zion National Park. Send me tips on all things Southwest Utah at blarsen@sltrib.com.
11.06.2025 23:07 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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ICE has ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say • Source New Mexico
“We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They’ve effectively disappeared. They’re gone,” an ACLU attorney said.
“We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They’ve effectively disappeared. They’re gone,” said Becca Sheff, senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico.
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📣 Starting now, @HighCountryNews will provide free digital access to all of our reporting to any federal employee, including those who have recently lost jobs due to government layoffs. 📣
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As the Great Salt Lake recedes, industry rises - High Country News
Utah’s Inland Port Authority works with local officials to boost development, but residents feel ignored.
For over a year, I've been investigating the Utah Inland Port Authority's expansion around the receding Great Salt Lake. While some local leaders see UIPA as an opportunity to boost economic growth, community members worry about pollution, wetland destruction, accountability and loss of rural life.
03.03.2025 22:59 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? Search our map by ZIP code.
From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.
Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go?
From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.
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14.02.2025 16:44 — 👍 84 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 1
A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives.
A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.
We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
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Union members are taking over the Utah statehouse to make their voices heard. Lawmakers are trying to take away the freedom for public service workers to have union representation and a voice on the job. This is collective power IN ACTION!
✊ Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong. 🎵
03.02.2025 18:12 — 👍 86 🔁 26 💬 3 📌 2
In a first, scientists find microplastics are building up deep in our brains
A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their numbers are rising.
Amid everything, a new study finds that microplastics are accumulating in human brains.
“Every time we scratch the surface, it uncovers a whole host of, ‘Oh, is this worse than we thought?’” lead author Matthew Campen told me last fall.
A short thread: 1/
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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI...
In one of his last official acts before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison. The action is an extraordinary move that ends a decades-long push by Indigenous activists, international religious leaders and human rights organizations.
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A proposed rule would raise wages for disabled workers paid below minimum wage
Advocates urge the public to comment by Jan. 17 on a Department of Labor proposal that would put an end to allowing employers to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage
A proposed rule would raise wages for disabled workers, @byashpeterson.bsky.social reports. Advocates urge the public to comment by Jan. 17 on a DoL proposal that would put an end to allowing employers to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage.
prismreports.org/2025/01/15/d...
15.01.2025 20:00 — 👍 20 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 4
Column: Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing
If you think America’s finally going to deal with global warming because L.A. is burning, think again.
If you think America’s finally going to deal with global warming because L.A. is burning, think again, Boiling Point columnist Sammy Roth writes.
14.01.2025 17:55 — 👍 371 🔁 71 💬 62 📌 15
What it’s like to be an incarcerated firefighter - High Country News
Eddie Herrera, a formerly incarcerated firefighter, talks about the job and how he sees what’s happening in Los Angeles.
Roughly 900 incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to fight the wildfires in Los Angeles. This is a great Q&A by @natmesanash.bsky.social with a formerly incarcerated firefighter. @highcountrynews.bsky.social
14.01.2025 20:16 — 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah’s public lands challenge
The state in August filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare the federal Bureau of Land Management’s ownership of 18.5 million acres of land in Utah unconstitutional.
Hi! I'm on Bluesky now! And there's a lot going on this morning — to start, the Supreme Court just declined to hear Utah's case challenging public lands.
State leaders say they "will continue to fight to keep public lands in public hands"
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
13.01.2025 17:23 — 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
