Interior Shutdown: National Parks Open With Limited Staff. Oil And Gas Permitting To Continue Apace.
Don’t count on a few new AI lawnmowers to steward America’s national treasures through the fallout.| Public Domain
Don’t count on a few new AI lawnmowers to steward America’s national treasures through the fallout.| Public Domain
In the 1990s, Karen Budd-Falen challenged Wyoming’s authority to regulate hunting on behalf of ranchers.| www.publicdomain.media
Our first FOIA lawsuit seeks the calendar entries of top DOGE operatives and other political appointees.| www.publicdomain.media
William Hague is a former telecom executive, and a campaign contributor to Doug Burgum, the current Interior Secretary.| www.publicdomain.media
David Bernhardt's new firm is making big bucks lobbying for major energy corporations, agricultural giants and more.| Public Domain
Documents obtained by Public Domain raise ethics questions about former oil executive Tyler Hassen's investments.| Public Domain
Ken Schlaudt, a former leader of the Texas Deer Association, faces multiple charges in a sweeping investigation into Texas wildlife crime.| Public Domain
The controversial migrant detention facility in Florida is being sued for violating federal environmental protections and harming endangered species| Public Domain
One of the largest deer-smuggling networks in the state’s history aimed to skirt chronic wasting disease-containment rules, officials say.| Public Domain
The Utah Republican says selling off public lands would help get Americans into affordable homes. He tried to slash funding for affordable housing programs.| Public Domain
The administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.| Public Domain
Republican-backed wolf-culling campaigns may wind up triggering federal protections again.| Public Domain
A top oil trade group submitted a policy wishlist to top DOI appointees. The Department is moving quickly to give industry what it wants.| Public Domain
Jacob Malcom, founder of Next Interior, shares his fears for the agency and his hopes for a post-Trump reconstruction.| Public Domain
Will the administration’s ongoing push to open federal lands for housing development face the same public backlash that Sen. Mike Lee triggered?| Public Domain
Aubrie Spady was recently hired as Interior’s deputy press secretary. Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.| Public Domain
But the fight for the future of America’s shared resources rages on.| Public Domain
As BOEM’s new principal deputy director, former lobbyist Matt Giacona is shaping Gulf of Mexico oil policy and facilitating industry access. Ethics experts sound the alarm.| Public Domain
The Utah Senator says he is rewriting his controversial bill to narrow the scope of federal land sales. It is unlikely to appease his growing number of critics.| Public Domain
Please help Public Domain continue to deliver what we all need most to make sense of these fast-moving developments: hard facts and context.| Public Domain
“The power to declare carries with it the power to revoke,” a Trump official wrote in a legal memo.| www.publicdomain.media
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The internal document calls for opening new lands to oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other uses. It does not mention climate change once.| www.publicdomain.media
