Archive - Public Domain

Ted Nugent Has Waged A Years-Long Standoff Over CWD With Texas Officials

"I am the fuckin' Alamo," Nugent told Public Domain.

Apr 17 •

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.

Apr 16 •

Vivek Ramaswamy’s High School Friend Is Working for DOGE at the Interior Department

And two former lobbyists join the department’s top ranks.

Apr 15 •

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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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.

Apr 8 •

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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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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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…

Apr 1 •

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March 2025

This Utah Congresswoman Is Waging War On ‘Government Waste.’ She Oversaw A Nonprofit Accused Of Misusing Taxpayer Funds.

Rep. Celeste Maloy served on the board of a Utah group that received $400,000 in state funds to sue the feds — and never delivered.

Mar 29 •

Loyalists, Lobbyists and Industry Insiders — the New Political Appointees at the Interior Department

As civil servants get purged, President Trump doles out patronage at DOI

Mar 27 •

‘Ghost Deer’ Busts Expose Glaring Hole In Texas Law

Smugglers face small fines for trafficking deer to game ranches in the midst of a chronic wasting disease outbreak.

Mar 25 •

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