UPDATE: Trump's Interior Dept. Issues Sudden Waiver Allowing This Controversial Official To Work On Grazing

During her stint in the first Trump administration, Karen Budd-Falen was prohibited from working on or even discussing grazing matters.

Karen Budd-Falen presents a session at the Western Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference on May 4, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Image by Ark. Agricultural Experiment Station.

UPDATE: Ethics officials at President Donald Trump’s Interior Department granted Karen Budd-Falen, the agency’s No. 3 official, a waiver on March 11 — the very day that Public Domain…