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This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine. The sun sits low in the sky as David Borbón walks from one young mangrove to another‚ treading carefully so as not to disturb their roots. A golden glow lights the plants as he delicately checks for flowers and new growth‚ removing strands of dried algae and seagrass that accumulate on the saplings with the coming and going of tides. Every so often‚ he lets out a joyful cry upon finding a new propagule — a small‚ green bean–shaped seedling — growing on a tree he has planted: “My grandchild!” He takes out his phone to capture a picture of the new family member. It has taken him over a decade to get to this moment — a shoreline filled with thriving mangroves where before there was only sand — his devotion to his work unwavering. Back in his boat‚ we slowly navigate the narrow channels from Borbón’s mangroves to his nearby home in the small fishing community of Campo Delgadito‚ mindful of our course with the dropping tide. Shorebirds scurry on the exposed mudflats‚ digging for their next meal. Situated on the Pacific coast about halfway down the peninsula of Baja California‚ Mexico‚ El Delgadito — “the little narrow one” — is a long spit of land jutting northwest into the mouth of Laguna San Ignacio. It’s home to 54 permanent residents‚ with up to 85 inhabitants during the most important fishing seasons. White pelicans rest on a sandbar exposed at low tide. Behind them‚ scores of shorebirds forage for food. Over 200 bird species have been identified in Laguna San Ignacio‚ representing almost half of all the species found in the state of Baja California Sur‚ Mexico. The mangroves serve as excellent resting places and feeding grounds for many of these species. Credit: Gemina Garland-Lewis To the left of Campo Delgadito‚ Mexico‚ lies the Pacific Ocean and many of the small islets where David Borbón focuses his work. On its right‚ mangroves grow right up and into residents’ backyards. The community is located at the southern entrance of Laguna San Ignacio‚ part of the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno. The sanctuary is an important site for gray whales during their birthing and breeding season and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: Gemina Garland-Lewis Borbón first arrived in El Delgadito as a young man in 1980‚ and he returned seasonally for the fishing — lobster‚ sea bass‚ halibut and clams. “[Back then]‚ mangroves were just branches that were in the way of navigating to go fishing. I didn’t have the slightest idea of their importance‚” he recalls. By the time he permanently settled in the community in the early 2000s‚ he was hearing stories of overfishing‚ even in this remote area. Fishermen boated farther‚ used more gear and more gas‚ yet still came back with smaller catches and smaller fish. Borbón and his wife‚ Ana María Peralta‚ could see the changes but weren’t sure what to do. A conversation with their daughter‚ who was away at university‚ gave them insight into their next steps. She told them what she had been learning about mangroves: how they prevented coastal erosion‚ stored carbon and provided a nursery habitat for myriad fish and crustacean species‚ many the same as those Borbón and other fishermen in El Delgadito were catching. The trees he had barely paid any attention to became the sole focus of his attention.

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Jonathan Skrmetti‚ the Republican attorney general of Tennessee‚ has pledged that he will sue the Department of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden if it finalizes a rule forcing gender ideology on foster parents. Skrmetti laid out the legal arguments against the rule in a conversation Wednesday with “The Daily Signal Podcast.” “This is a federal agency making law‚ treading on both the prerogatives of Congress and really the prerogatives of the state legislatures‚” Skrmetti said. “Family law has always been a state issue‚” he explained. “The states have developed a rich body of family law dealing with issues like foster care. This is a really heavy-handed intrusion by the federal government in pursuit of a political end but at the expense of kids. So constitutionally‚ there’s a structural problem with a federal agency making law in an area where the states should be making the law and where the states have been making the law.” HHS’ Administration for Children and Families proposed a new rule Sept. 28 on “Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements” and allowed Americans to submit public comments by Nov. 27. Skrmetti submitted a comment as Tennessee’s attorney general‚ and 16 other state attorneys general signed on to it. The HHS rule applies the idea that any lack of “affirmation” of a child’s self-declared gender identity constitutes a form of child abuse in foster care placements. Skrmetti’s written comment outlines three major legal difficulties with the rule. He argues that the rule exceeds HHS’ legal authority as established by Congress‚ trampling on states’ broad authority in family law. He also argues that the rule is “arbitrary and capricious‚” in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. Finally‚ he notes various constitutional problems with the rule‚ such as violating the First Amendment’s free speech and free exercise clauses. “A lot of people who participate in foster care do so because it’s a way of living out their faith‚” Skrmetti told The Daily Signal. By asking people to “adopt the language and affirm the commitments of gender ideology‚” he said‚ “the federal government’s asking them to turn away from their religious beliefs.” Skrmetti’s formal comment on the rule notes that Tennessee contracts with or maintains relationships with faith-based agencies that serve over 400 foster children in the state. “The commitments that people need to make in terms of pronouns‚ in terms of acknowledging that this is an ontological change and that people are their subjective belief and that there’s no objective grounding‚ is inconsistent with the idea of—in the Christian tradition—biblical creation‚” the state’s attorney general noted. Skrmetti’s public comment on the rule lays out a road map for a potential lawsuit challenging it‚ a lawsuit that the attorney general told The Daily Signal he “absolutely” would file should HHS finalize the rule. The attorney general also noted that Tennessee‚ among other states‚ has banned experimental medical interventions that transgender activists refer to as “gender-affirming care.” The Tennessee Legislature‚ he said‚ “considered the potential risks and the potential benefits‚ and—as a number of European countries have done—they determined that the risks of allowing kids to have access to these treatments‚ even puberty blockers‚ create the potential for long-term‚ lifelong negative effects‚ and the evidence just isn’t there to support the medical benefit of making these treatments broadly available.” Skrmetti noted that many who formerly identified as transgender now desist from that identity‚ becoming “detransitioners.” Although pro-transgender activist groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s ban of such treatments for minors‚ the attorney general noted that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit upheld the law. “The Constitution doesn’t require an experimental medical exception‚” Skrmetti quipped. The attorney general also noted that his agency is opposing federal overreach when it comes to burdensome regulations on appliances such as dishwashers. The full interview with Skrmetti is available on today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” Click below to listen and subscribe here. TN-Foster-Care-Rule-Comment-As-Filed-Version-1Download Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com ‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post UNCONSTITUTIONAL: State AG Explains How the Biden Admin Twists the Law in New Transgender Foster Care Rule appeared first on The Daily Signal.