{"podcast":{"title":"Outdoor Minimalist","slug":"outdoor-minimalist-4358789","podcast_index_feed_id":4358789,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6b0ea464/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/17861217/17861217-1743291002814-218311af9e6ba.jpg","author":"Black-Footed Ferret Productions, LLC","episode_count":297,"summary":"A podcast raising awareness through conversation, information, and mindfulness regarding some of the most important environmental issues of our time. The goal of Outdoor Minimalist is to give outdoor enthusiasts and outdoor companies tools they can use to change their behavior when engaging in outdoor recreation to lower their overall environmental impact. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/ WEBSITE: https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@theoutdoorminimalist","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T16:17:14.687552+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outdoor-minimalist-4358789"},"episode":{"title":"Mike Lee's Roadless Rule Amendment, NPS Funding Diverted, and ORV Access Expands - Public Lands News (June 8 - 15)","slug":"mike-lee-s-roadless-rule-amendment-nps-funding-diverted-and-orv-access-expands-public-lands-news-june-8-15","published_at":"2026-06-15T07:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outdoor-minimalist-4358789/mike-lee-s-roadless-rule-amendment-nps-funding-diverted-and-orv-access-expands-public-lands-news-june-8-15","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outdoor-minimalist-4358789","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outdoor-minimalist/episodes/Mike-Lees-Roadless-Rule-Amendment--NPS-Funding-Diverted--and-ORV-Access-Expands---Public-Lands-News-June-8---15-e3kpmr4","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6b0ea464/podcast/play/121477412/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-14%2F426138961-44100-2-df35630628e6c.m4a","summary":"In this week's public lands news briefing, we covered four stories: - Mike Lee pushes the latest effort to repeal the Roadless Rule, a landmark conservation policy protecting 58 million acres of national forest land. - Department of Homeland Security waived dozens of environmental laws to accelerate construction through the Big Bend Region for an updated border wall. - Ed Stierli from the National Parks Conservation Association joins us to discuss growing concerns over National Park Service funding priorities and controversial projects moving forward on the National Mall. - RideApart Editor-in-Chief Jonathon Klein helps unpack President Trump's decision to rescind decades-old off-road vehicle directives and what the change could mean for conflicts over public land and recreation access. REMINDER: Starting June 1st, we will no longer release episodes on Fridays. Our next public lands news briefing will be released on June 22nd. Subscribe to the Outdoor Minimalist newsletter: ⁠⁠https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/⁠ Sources & Resources NPCA Website: https://www.npca.org/ Big Bend Border Wall: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-waives-environmental-laws-to-blast-border-barriers-roads-through-big-bend-national-park-2026-06-08/ June 10th Senate Committee Meeting: https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/6/business-meeting-to-consider-pending-legislation New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/climate/park-service-fees-washington-trump.html RideApart: https://www.rideapart.com/info/team/jonathon-klein/ ORV Executive Order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/removing-unnecessary-and-counterproductive-restrictions-on-access-to-federal-lands/","meta_description":"In this week's public lands news briefing, we covered four stories: - Mike Lee pushes the latest effort to repeal the Roadless Rule, a landmark conservati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1893,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/outdoor-minimalist-4358789/episodes/mike-lee-s-roadless-rule-amendment-nps-funding-diverted-and-orv-access-expands-public-lands-news-june-8-15/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/outdoor-minimalist-4358789/mike-lee-s-roadless-rule-amendment-nps-funding-diverted-and-orv-access-expands-public-lands-news-june-8-15.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}