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Trump Administration Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.
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Jimmy Tobias
House Natural Resources Chair’s Oil Stock Purchases Were Unusual For Committee
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) bought stock in a dozen mining, oil and gas giants two months before ramming an industry-friendly budget bill through his…
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Roque Planas
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Chris D'Angelo
House Republicans Add Land Sales To Anti-Conservation Budget Bill
The committee passed the 11th-hour change after spending a full day batting away Democratic attempts to blunt the GOP’s unprecedented attack on public…
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Roque Planas
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Chris D'Angelo
House Republicans Stonewall Opposition To Their Radically Anti-Public Lands Budget Bill
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) called the GOP proposal “an environmental wrecking ball” and said Americans “will see this as the betrayal that it…
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
The Trump Administration’s Push to Privatize US Public Lands
In its first 100 days, Trump 2.0 has waged war on the lands, waters, and wildlife we all own.
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Chris D'Angelo
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
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Jimmy Tobias
Trump’s Interior Chief Rewrites History Of National Monuments As He Prepares Cuts
Doug Burgum says modern presidents have abused the Antiquities Act, using sweeping national monuments as "precursors" to national parks. The Grand…
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Chris D'Angelo
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Roque Planas
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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SCOOP: Draft Strategic Plan for Trump's Interior Department Would Boost Extractive Industries, Cut Protections
 • Jimmy Tobias, Chris D'Angelo, and Roque Planas
DOGE's Man at DOI
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Trump’s BLM Nominee Said There is Too Much Federal Land. Will She Seek to Sell It Off?
 • Jimmy Tobias and Chris D'Angelo
Trump's GOP Trifecta Revives Failed Land Grab. This Time It’s A Multi-Pronged Attack.
 • Chris D'Angelo and Roque Planas
Montana Leaders Are Flirting With The Land Transfer Movement
 • Chris D'Angelo
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