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SCOOP: Draft Strategic Plan for Trump's Interior Department Would Boost Extractive Industries, Cut Protections
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.
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Jimmy Tobias
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
PUBLIC RECORDS: Resumes reveal deep corporate ties at Trump's Interior Department
Plus, a top DOI lawyer’s financial disclosure statement.
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Jimmy Tobias
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Ted Nugent Has Waged A Years-Long Standoff Over CWD With Texas Officials
"I am the fuckin' Alamo," Nugent told Public Domain.
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Roque Planas
Trump To Scrap Biden-Era Rule That Elevated Conservation On Public Lands
The move comes days after Trump’s Interior Secretary stressed the importance of balancing development and protection.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
Vivek Ramaswamy’s High School Friend Is Working for DOGE at the Interior Department
And two former lobbyists join the department’s top ranks.
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Jimmy Tobias
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Trump's BLM Pick Withdraws Nomination At 11th Hour
Kathleen Sgamma condemned Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, and disloyalty appears to have tanked her nomination.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Jimmy Tobias
, and 
Roque Planas
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DOGE-Linked Tech Executive Lands Role At Key Fisheries Agency
A startup founder with ties to the fish farming industry is among a group of DOGE operatives embedded at federal environmental agencies.
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Jimmy Tobias
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Environmental Groups Urge Senate To Vote Down Trump’s Public Lands Chief
Kathleen Sgamma, a longtime fossil fuel activist who has argued there is too much federal land, will appear before the Senate this week.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
, and 
Jimmy Tobias
Senate Votes Down Measure Aimed At Blocking Public Land Sell-Off
Republicans are eyeing federal public land sales to help offset Trump's tax and spending cuts.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
2
Thank you for an excellent first month!
Reader response has exceeded our expectations. We're grateful for your support.
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Public Domain
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Jimmy Tobias
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Roque Planas
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Chris D'Angelo
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PODCAST: How Elon Musk is trying to dismantle the Interior Department
Public Domain co-founder Jimmy Tobias joins the Center for Western Priorities podcast to discuss DOGE and DOI. Also featuring former Interior official…
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Jimmy Tobias
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