The Forest Service says it's closing offices to cut costs. But the math doesn't add up ^6.5%

NPR - By Chiara Eisner - 6/6/2026, 9:00 AM

Hasty Generalization 12.8% - Negativity Bias 8.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 7.1%

When dead trees fall in Baltimore, the city doesn't pay thousands of dollars to dump them in landfills like some cities do. The trees are transported to a sorting and recycling facility that turns the old wood into furniture, flooring and other products. The facility makes money for Baltimore and has become a model for other cities. But... more

New burn bans and Trump's battles with immigration, DEI impact forest fires ^2.9%

KUOW Public Radio - By Chiara Eisner - 5/20/2026, 12:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 15.1% - Negativity Bias 11.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.4%

It was a rare windless April day in southern Washington and Adam Lieberg was stuck in front of his computer. He was supposed to be burning acres of twigs and pine needles in the forests between the Columbia River and the Yakama Nation nearby — the sort of controlled burn of ground fuel that is one of the most effective ways to minimize... more

How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends ^58.5%

NPR - By Chiara Eisner, Robert Benincasa - 3/17/2026, 9:00 AM

How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury. After Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the... more