Welcome to Friday, July 8th, cheese and crackers...

An investigation is being launched into the U.S. Forest Service after a prescribed fire became New Mexico's largest wildfire on record.

The Hermits Peak Fire is still not 100% contained and has burned more than 340,000 acres, mainly in the Santa Fe National Forest. In late May, Forest Service Chief Randy Moore paused all prescribed fires on national forest system lands for a 90-day review due to the extreme wildfire risk conditions. 

Fire and forestry ecologists are concerned that the 90-day halt will only worsen the risk of wildfires.

What do you think of the investigation into the Forest Service’s practices?

On the Supreme Court Sends Assault Weapons Ban, Magazine Capacity Limits, & Open Carry Cases Back for Reconsideration

The Supreme Court vacated decisions by appeals courts in four cases concerning state gun control laws and remanded them for reconsideration based on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

At issue in the four cases are state restrictions on firearm magazine capacity limits, an assault weapons ban, and open carry.  

Do you agree with sending the cases back for reconsideration under the new precedent?

Community Fridges: What They Are and How to Find Them

Community fridges are a free, anonymous source of food with 24/7 accessibility. Anyone can drop off food that they don’t want, or would otherwise throw away, for another person in the community to enjoy. Think of it as crowd-funding a full fridge. 

Most community fridges welcome nonperishable goods, snacks, boxed meals, bottled water, juice, bread, fresh produce, and more. 

Do you have a community fridge near you?

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And, In The End...

It's Clean Beaches Week. From July 1 to July 7, Clean Beaches Week serves to raise awareness about the importance of preserving and protecting the world's beaches and oceans from damage and pollution.

Learn more about how to rid our oceans, beaches, and rivers of plastic with #TeamSeas' mission here.

Will you be helping the beaches this week?

—Jamie Epstein

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