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Republicans Keep Invoking Teddy Roosevelt. The Roosevelt Family Keeps Pushing Back.
"It is now time for all of you to get in the arena with him," four descendants of the late president wrote in a letter to GOP senators.
 • Chris D'Angelo
The GOP Goes Scorched Earth in Boundary Waters Battle
House Republicans slash conservation protections for beloved wilderness while targeting green groups for investigation.
 • Jimmy Tobias
Hunting YouTuber Had A Bear Violation Before Facing Felony Poaching Charges
Ryan Lampers built a following on social media and podcasts before criminal charges led to his downfall.
 • Roque Planas
The Flimsy Numbers Behind The GOP Push To Sell Off Federal Properties
House Republicans say they want to offload "underutilized" federal buildings. Their math isn’t mathing.
 • Chris D'Angelo
House Public Lands Caucus Fails Test With Boundary Waters Vote
Partisanship trumped common ground on conservation in the long-simmering fight over a proposed mine in northern Minnesota.
 • Chris D'Angelo and Roque Planas

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House Dems Demand Probe Into Top Interior Official, Citing Public Domain’s Reporting
Lawmakers are calling for an internal investigation after Public Domain revealed that Karen Budd-Falen has financial ties to the massive Thacker Pass…
 • Jimmy Tobias and Chris D'Angelo
Docs Detail Trump BLM Nominee’s Vast Wealth, Financial Entanglements
Last year, Steve Pearce raked in up to $1.1 million off of frac tank leases and water sales — to whom remains unclear.
 • Chris D'Angelo
Republicans Move To Sell Off 'Federal Properties'
The Republican Study Committee says the policy proposal doesn’t target federal public land, but rather “underutilized” federal buildings.
 • Chris D'Angelo
Public Domain Sues Trump Administration Again
Plus, our investigation cited in NYT and featured on Rachel Maddow.
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Trump’s Pick To Lead BLM: ‘A First Real Test’ For New Senate Public Lands Caucus
Will lawmakers put a man who has argued that “we do not even need” the vast majority of federal lands in charge of 250 million acres of them?
 • Chris D'Angelo
SCOOP: A Top Trump Official Has Financial Ties To Controversial Nevada Lithium Project
Karen Budd-Falen’s family ranching operation agreed to sell water rights to the company developing the Thacker Pass lithium mine.
 • Jimmy Tobias and Chris D'Angelo
Interior Department Finally Releases High-Ranking Official’s Financial Disclosure
Karen Budd-Falen, a self-described “cowboy lawyer," owns ranch operations and real estate rentals. Her family has also had sizable investments in oil…
 • Jimmy Tobias and Chris D'Angelo
A Thank You — And An Ask — On This #GivingTuesday
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 • Chris D'Angelo
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