Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

convolvatron

in FY2024 the entire budget for the Forest Service was $10.8B

tonetheman

More vile destruction from the Trump admin. Wonder who will help for fires now? Conservatives do hate trees I guess.

darth_avocado

US is one of the very few countries that is left with irreplaceable natural beauty. It is sad that we’re at a point where a multi trillion dollar economy cannot leave this public treasure alone because private interests want everything to be a race to the bottom.

tayo42

Isn't there a losing war going on to focus on?

ChrisArchitect

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47626641

jmward01

People like to think the pendulum will always swing back. That is because of survivor bias. They have always seen it swing back. Every fallen civilization believed in the pendulum theory too, until the last one. You can't magically remake our forests. We are just stupid.

therobots927

Let’s not forget all the upstanding tech leaders that stood next to Trump and smiled. Thanks guys. Thanks for fucking nothing.

skyberrys

I'm visiting the Los Padres National Forest this weekend, and reading this story makes me cry for the fleeting beauty that doesn't have to be fleeting yet is. In the name of greed an irreplaceable treasure is being lost. I don't understand why we want something when it costs something we can never replace.

nickvec

Just curious, why is this flagged? @dang

silexia

The USFS wastes a titanic amount of money. It no longer encourages public access and use, and has blocked many previously accessible and beautiful locations. It costs the equivalent of 100,000 people each earning a $100,000 salary. It is a terrible land manager and is a prime cause behind fuel buildup that causes the destructive forest fires lately. Good riddance.