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Natalie Fertig

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States

Cannabis Beat Reporter at POLITICO

Reporter @POLITICO covering weed, populism & the West 🌲 frequent words in @politicomag ✍️ roots in WA + CA ⛰️ Jesus fan | [email protected]

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  • Why conservatives are finally ready to cut the cord on public broadcasting

    3 weeks ago | politico.com | Natalie Fertig

    Melanie Martinez, facing camera at center, who plays Melanie the baby sitter, sits talking with other crew members, on the large studio set for "The Good Night Show" in 2006, which is broadcast on PBS KIDS Sprout. | Mel Evans/AP WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR — For many children growing up in conservative evangelical Christian households in the 1990s, Saturday morning cartoons were confined to one of two options: the Christian Broadcasting Network or PBS Kids.

  • Forest Service cuts leave states scrambling to prepare for summer wildfire season

    1 month ago | politico.com | Jordan Wolman |Natalie Fertig

    The Trump administration has slashed more than 10 percent of the agency’s workforce, with more layoffs expected. U.S. Forest Service firefighters prepare to battle the Caldor Fire on August 31, 2021 in Meyers, California. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Emergency hires. A new sales tax. An infusion of state money.

  • Draft Trump executive order seeks to create new agency for wildfire response

    1 month ago | treefrogcreative.ca | Natalie Fertig |Jordan Wolman |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey

    President Donald Trump wants to create a new federal agency that will be responsible for “all wildland fire fighting nationwide” by 2026, according to a draft executive order currently under review at the White House. The draft order, which was obtained by POLITICO and confirmed by three people familiar with the situation, would launch a national wildland firefighting task force in the next 90 days, combining resources from the Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Homeland Security.

  • Coos Bay was once a timber boom town. A $2B project to jumpstart the economy lies in Trump’s hands.

    2 months ago | politico.com | Natalie Fertig

    The Biden administration awarded more than $50 million to revitalize the port on Oregon’s southwest coast, but Trump’s efforts to slash federal spending have put the project in jeopardy. A log truck drives by the Stellar Symphony, a ship that regularly hauls wood chips to Japan, in Coos Bay, Oregon, on Jan 30, 2025.

  • Coos Bay was once a timber boom town. A $2B project to jumpstart the economy lies in Trump’s hands.

    2 months ago | flipboard.com | Natalie Fertig

    TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical …

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Natalie Fertig @natsfert
14 May 25

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Natalie Fertig
Natalie Fertig @natsfert
14 May 25

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Natalie Fertig
Natalie Fertig @natsfert
14 May 25

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