R.M. Lowery

5 Sept 2025

Today is pub day for “We Kill Our Own,” my second novel in the Jakob Larsen Mysteries series! Available now in all ebook formats, with a paperback coming soon. “The Gentle Slope” is available as well, in ebook and in paperback. Learn more: rmlowery.com

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nytimes.comHow Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free PassThe president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether. From @nytimes.com

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apnews.comYellowstone receives record $105 million gift for infrastructure, conservation, accessYellowstone National Park and Tallgrass, a Colorado company building an AI power hub near Cheyenne, have launched a $105 million conservation and stewardship fund for the country’s first national park...

AI power hub builder gifts Yellowstone $105 million for infrastructure, conservation, access From @apnews.com

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rmlowery.comTough Messes, a story collection by R.M. Lowery - Get it Now!Tough Messes: Eleven Stories of Crime and Desperation by R.M. Lowery Tough Messes brings together eleven short stories featuring a range of characters from varied backgrounds. From a group of mob sold...

For a limited time, the ebook of my collection of short crime stories is available for just $2.99 wherever you download ebooks! Tough Messes: Eleven Stories of Crime and Desperation compiles stores featuring a range of characters from varied backgrounds — mob soldiers to an arms dealer and more.

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westernpriorities.orgSenate permitting bill would cut the public out of public lands and lock in Trump-era data center, nuclear, and fossil fuel approvals - Center for Western PrioritiesBill would give Interior Secretary Doug Burgum a two-year window to approve projects a future president could not undo DENVER — A bipartisan permitting bill headed for a Senate vote right after the el...

Bill would give Interior Secretary Doug Burgum a two-year window to approve projects a future president could not undo From @westernpriorities.org

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apnews.comAP Exclusive: Trump’s border chief defends wall plans in Texas’ Big Bend despite a court setbackThe Trump administration's top border official is defending plans to build a wall in Texas' Big Bend region.

The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend region despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction. From @apnews.com

thebanner.comJudge rules Harford County schools must keep ‘Flamer’ on library shelvesA Harford County Circuit Court judge sided with the state school board Thursday afternoon, ruling that a young adult novel can remain in Harford County Public Schools libraries.

Judge rules that a Maryland school district must keep ‘Flamer’ on library shelves

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cpr.orgMoney flows into the fight over Colorado’s proposed constitutional hunting and fishing rightIn November, voters will weigh in on whether Colorado should add a right to hunt and fish to the state’s constitution — but who is spending money to campaign for and against it?

Money flows into the fight over Colorado’s proposed constitutional hunting and fishing right From @cprnews.bsky.social

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At least 17 data center campuses proposed on US public lands, according to an analysis by conservation group Center for Western Priorities From @reuters.com

reuters.comAt least 17 data center campuses proposed on US public lands, group saysAt least 35 data center-related applications covering more than 24,000 acres of US federal land are pending or active across six ‌Western states, according to an analysis by conservation group Center...

huffpost.comYour Jaw Will Drop At Some Of The Books On The 2025-2026 Banned Books List“Until we can figure out a way to ban rape on campus we should not in any capacity be trying to figure out how to ban a book about it,” one librarian said.

“Despite the little that’s known about Amendment 84’s backers, they do appear to be conservative: At least three of the groups have spent money in elections in Ohio, Kentucky and Texas, supporting conservative candidates or causes.” Paywall-free gift article: www.denverpost.com/2026/10/21/a...

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Texas and Florida are leading the charge when it comes to censorship. From @huffpost.com

nyti.ms2 Killed, Including Child, as Truck Plows Through Wichita, Kan., Soccer GameA pickup truck drove through a soccer field in Wichita, Kan., the authorities said. Multiple other people were injured and the driver was in custody.

This. 👇 But people really should use Single for basically everything anyway.

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Breaking News: Two people, including a child, were killed and multiple others were injured after a truck drove through a soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, the authorities said.

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UPDATED with quotes from No Kings participants in Denver and other information.

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No Kings protests are planned throughout Colorado on Saturday, part of a nationwide event that organizers hope will encourage participants to vote and help protect the November election. coloradonewsline.com/2026/10/17/n...

coloradonewsline.comNo Kings protests in Colorado meant to help protect the November election | Colorado NewslineNo Kings protests are planned throughout Colorado on Saturday, part of a nationwide event meant to help protect the November election.

Dennis the Emu was out in Old Colorado City today.

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nytimes.comPark Service Will Let Alaska Hunters Bait Bears With DoughnutsThe National Park Service is reviving a practice that was banned by the Biden administration and condemned by conservationists.

Hunters on some public lands in Alaska will be allowed to bait bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease before shooting them at close range, under a rule the Trump administration released Friday.

Did a couple night hikes at Mueller State Park as part of their 3rd annual Pumpkin Hike. Everything about it was awesome.

sierraclub.orgHere’s Why You Might Hear More Motors on Your Next HikeUpdates to a little-known rule could fragment four times as much land as revoking the Roadless Rule

Katie, we hardly knew ye.

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Updates to the little-known 2005 Travel Management Rule could fragment four times as much land as revoking the Roadless Rule From @sierraclub.org

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abcnews.com'Furious' judge extends order barring Trump administration from removing more trees from DC public golf courseFederal judge extends order barring Trump administration from carrying out further tree removals at D.C.'s East Potomac Golf Course until at least Oct. 26.

'Furious' judge extends order barring Trump administration from removing more trees from DC public golf course From ABC News abcnews.com/Politics/jud...

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All 80 books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school From @startribune.com

startribune.comAll 80 books banned in Minnesota last year came from one schoolParents objected, a new library assistant was fired and books that included ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and a kids’ cookbook were gone from a public school near Lake Vermilion.

Tomorrow night, join us and the Colorado Association of Black Journalists for this special screening.

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THURSDAY 10/15! Go beyond the headlines with the Colorado Association of Black Journalists and SPJ Colorado Pro! Details below. ⬇️ spjcolorado.org/2026/10/01/e...

“…and we don’t worry about things like punctuation or spelling”

I’m sorry, but Mike Tomlin either needs to stop shouting or he needs to be reassigned within NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast.

All right. We’ll try again on Christmas.

youtu.beWeekend Update: Mr. Wonderful on Building an AI Data Center in Utah - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live

The data center debate perfectly summed up in less than 3 minutes.

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PSA, Colorado voters: Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sending misleading texts saying, “Your ballot request is in,” and asking voters to confirm where and when to return it. The messages have prompted confused residents to contact county election offices.

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Whether you are an avid reader or not, banned books are more than just titles that have been taken off the shelves: they symbolize freedom of expression and information.

unkantelope.comBanned books silence more than just the written wordThe Calvin T. Ryan Library hosted its annual banned books scavenger hunt in honor of Banned Books Week, a nation-wide recognition of the harms of book censorship and efforts to remove or restrict acce...

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earthjustice.orgTrump Administration Seeks to Exempt Western Arctic Oil and Gas Exploration from Environmental Review and Public CommentThe administration’s proposed categorical exclusion aims to fast track and cut the public out of oil exploration approvals in the Western Arctic

As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing push to illegally expand oil and gas drilling into long-protected Arctic public lands in Alaska, it now aims to exempt oil and gas exploration projects from individual review under the National Environmental Policy Act. From @earthjustice.org

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kob.com4 Investigates: Lawsuit claims Trump administration is illegally restricting access to public landsThree nonprofits have sued over a 170-mile transfer of public border land to the military, adding to legal fights over President Trump's border crackdown.

Lawsuit claims Trump administration is illegally restricting access to public lands From KOB-TV

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The United States is now importing fuel from Russia, per President Trump.

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denverpost.comInside the fight to save Colorado’s ponderosa pines from beetle kill — an exponentially growing threat“We anticipate there to be anywhere from twice as much, to three times as much, activity as we saw last year,” says Dan West, a Colorado State Forest Service entomologist. “That is startling.”

A historic drought, climate change and a tiny beetle put 600,000 acres of ponderosa pine forest at risk From @denverpost.com

Fall colors have finally arrived in Teller County!

View of downtown Colorado Springs from this morning’s trail.

Mike Tomlin sounds less like a football broadcaster and more like he’s talking to a friend in a bar with a live band playing.

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wilderness.orgThe Forest Service didn’t ask them to show up. They did anyway.The Forest Service hasn't hosted a single public meeting on the proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule. Thousands showed up anyway at their own town halls across the country.

The people of Asheville weren’t invited by Forest Service to attend a public hearing on the issue, which ordinarily would have been a standard part of the process to roll out a major agency proposal. So, they took matters into their own hands. From @wilderness.org

gazette.comVictor Marx fined tens of thousands for campaign finance violationsWith just a month before the November general election, the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx was fined tens of thousands of dollars for hundreds of campaign finance violation...

Republican Colorado gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx was fined $57,647.16 for 210 campaign finance violations, believed to be the largest in Colorado history.

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insideclimatenews.orgThe Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’ - Inside Climate NewsUnder the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?

Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals? From @insideclimatenews.org

nytimes.comStudents at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.

The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Sexual Assault Case Go Gift article:

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